11Hiram king of Tyre replied by letter to Solomon: "Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you their king."


In Context

8 "Send me also cedar, pine and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your men are skilled in cutting timber there. My men will work with yours

9 to provide me with plenty of lumber, because the temple I build must be large and magnificent.

10 I will give your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of ground wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine and twenty thousand baths of olive oil."

11 Hiram king of Tyre replied by letter to Solomon: "Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you their king."

12 And Hiram added: "Praise be to the Lord , the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth! He has given King David a wise son, endowed with intelligence and discernment, who will build a temple for the Lord and a palace for himself.

13 "I am sending you Huram-Abi, a man of great skill,

2nd Chronicles 2:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:11And Hiram king of Tyre sent a letter to Solomon, saying: Because the Lord hath loved his people, therefore he hath made thee king over them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because Jehovah loveth his people, he hath made thee king over them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:11And Huram king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because Jehovah loved his people, he made thee king over them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD loveth his people, he hath made thee king over them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, |Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:11And Huram king of Tyre saith in writing, and sendeth unto Solomon: 'In the love of Jehovah to His people He hath given thee king over them.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD has loved his people, he has made you king over them.