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2 Chronicles 2:15-17
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2 Chronicles 2:15-17
New English Translation
15 Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he has promised; 16 we will get all the timber you need from Lebanon[a] and bring it[b] in raft-like bundles[c] by sea to Joppa. You can then haul it on up to Jerusalem.”
17 Solomon took a census of[d] all the male resident foreigners[e] in the land of Israel, after the census his father David had taken. There were 153,600 in all.
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- 2 Chronicles 2:16 tn Heb “and we will cut down trees from Lebanon according to all your need.”
- 2 Chronicles 2:16 tn Heb “to you,” but this phrase has not been translated for stylistic reasons—it is somewhat redundant.
- 2 Chronicles 2:16 tn Or “on rafts.” See the note at 1 Kgs 5:9.
- 2 Chronicles 2:17 tn Heb “Solomon counted.”
- 2 Chronicles 2:17 sn The term גֵּר (ger) refers to a foreign resident, but with different social implications in different settings. In Mosaic Law the resident foreigner was essentially a naturalized citizen and convert to worshiping the God of Israel (see Exod 12:19, 48; Deut 29:10-13).
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