This house will become a heap of ruins; everyone passing by it will be astonished, and will hiss; and they will say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this house?’
2 Chronicles 2:9 - New Revised Standard Version to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the house I am about to build will be great and wonderful. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To prepare for me timber in abundance, for the house I am about to build shall be great and wonderful. American Standard Version (1901) even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful. Common English Bible to prepare plenty of timber for me, because the temple that I am about to build will be magnificent and amazing. Catholic Public Domain Version so that very much wood may be prepared for me. For the house that I desire to build is exceedingly great and glorious. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version To provide me timber in abundance. For the house which I desire to build is to be exceeding great, and glorious. |
This house will become a heap of ruins; everyone passing by it will be astonished, and will hiss; and they will say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this house?’
I will provide for your servants, those who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of crushed wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.”
The house that I am about to build will be great, for our God is greater than other gods.
Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skilled in cutting Lebanon timber. My servants will work with your servants
And regarding this house, now exalted, everyone passing by will be astonished, and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this house?’