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Behold, I will give to your servants, the cutters who cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
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Multiple commentators (Barnes, Ellicott, Gill) agree that the phrase "beaten wheat" is likely a minor scribal error. The parallel account in 1 Kings 5:11 uses the Hebrew word for "food." This shows how comparing different parts of Scripture helps scholars clarify the text, reinforcing the reliability of the overall message.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Beaten wheat - The Hebrew text is probably corrupt here. The true original may be restored from the marginal reference, where the wheat is s…
19th Century
Anglican
And, behold, I will give ... barley. —Rather, And, behold, for the hewers, that is, for the woodcutters, I will give …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, I will give to your servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten whe…
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