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Now therefore the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants:
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A Mutually Agreed Exchange
This verse marks King Huram's formal acceptance of the payment terms proposed by Solomon. Commentators explain that Huram is agreeing to the exchange of wheat, barley, oil, and wine as a proper and fair reward for the labor and materials his people will provide for the temple's construction. This demonstrates a principle of mutual agreement and fair compensation in a major international project.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
The wheat, and the barley. —See 2 Chronicles 2:10. Huram accepts Solomon’s proposed exchange of benefits.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now therefore, the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord has spoken of In his letter to him, ([Refe…
Presbyterian
Solomon informs Huram of the particular services to be performed in the temple. The mysteries of the true religion, unlike those of the Gentile sup…