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and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you shall need; and we will bring it to you in floats by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.

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Sacred Logistics

Commentators detail the impressive logistics of this international partnership. Huram's men would cut timber in Lebanon, assemble it into rafts ('floats'), and guide them by sea to the port of Joppa. From there, Solomon's workers would undertake the difficult 40-mile overland journey to transport the massive logs to Jerusalem. This highlights the immense effort and cooperation required to build the temple.

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2 Chronicles

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Chronicles 2:16

19th Century

Bishop

And we will cut wood. —The we is emphatic, and we, on our part, the pronoun being expressed in the Hebr…

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Chronicles 2:16

17th Century

Pastor

And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you will need Both cedar and fir, (1 Kings 5:8 [Reference 1 K…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Chronicles 2:1–18

17th Century

Minister

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…