2:3a Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre:

This is the message Solomon sent to Hiram king of Tyre:
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King Solomon sent messengers to King Hiram the king of Tyre. ⌊This is what they said to him⌋ :

2:3b “Do for me as you did for my father David

“Send me the wood of cedar trees as you (sing) did for David, my father.
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“⌊In the past,⌋ you sent my father King David wood of cedar trees. Send some to me too.

2:3c when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.

⌊You did this⌋ when he was building his palace.
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When he was building a royal house to live in, you sent him this wood.

2:3b–c (reordered)

“You sent cedar wood to my King David my father so that he could build his palace. Do the same for me.

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