We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”
Parallel translations
- WEB and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you need. We will bring it to you in floats by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.”
- KJV And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
- NKJV And we will cut wood from Lebanon, as much as you need; we will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa, and you will carry it up to Jerusalem.
- NASB We will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you as rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry it up to Jerusalem.”
- NLT We will cut whatever timber you need from the Lebanon mountains and will float the logs in rafts down the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Joppa. From there you can transport the logs up to Jerusalem.”
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Quick answer
Huram will cut timber from Lebanon and raft it by sea to Joppa for Solomon to bring up to Jerusalem. The logistics of supplying the temple are arranged.
Overview
The plan to float logs along the coast to Joppa shows the practical scale of moving materials for the temple. International trade and ingenuity serve the building of God's house. The combined effort of many hands and nations points to the gathering of all things to honor God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Josh 19:46Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.
- 1 Kgs 5:8–9Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.
- John 1:3Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
- Acts 10:32Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
- Ezra 3:7They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
- Acts 9:36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
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