2 Chronicles 8:2

What does 2 Chronicles 8:2 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 8:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

He took in hand the building up of the towns which Huram had given him, causing the children of Israel to make living-places for themselves there.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

As to the cities that Huram hath given to Solomon, Solomon hath built them, and there he causeth the sons of Israel to dwell.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

He built the cities which Hiram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

Context

v.1And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of Jehovah, and his own house,

v.2This passage

v.3And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 9:11

    (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar-trees and fir-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

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