2 Chronicles 2:10Behold, I will give to your servants, the cutters who cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil."
The setting
Jerusalem, ~966 BC. Solomon promises massive payment to Lebanese workers - 20,000 measures each of wheat, barley, wine, and oil. Modern-day negotiations between Israel and Lebanon.
The emotion here: generous determination to honor both God and workers through abundant provision
The original word
śākār (שָׂכָר) — wages, what is earned and owed, not charity but payment
Why it matters
20,000 measures of wheat could feed 11,000 people for a year - Solomon paid more than most kings' annual budgets
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 2:10
This isn't just generosity - Solomon lists four different provisions because workers need complete sustenance, not just money
Common misconceptionPeople see this as Solomon showing off his wealth, but it demonstrates biblical justice - when you ask people to work for God's purposes, you must pay them well, not exploit their devotion.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 2:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 2:10 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Solomon. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include generosity, payment. Notable phrases: twenty thousand measures; beaten wheat. This verse contains a promise of God.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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