2 Chronicles 2:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 2:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 2:7 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimso..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 2:7 — KJV
“Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide. to grave: Heb. to grave gravings”
— 2 Chronicles 2:7 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 2:7 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 2:7
“The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 2:7: cunning, work, gold
“Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 2:7: cunning, work, gold
“And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 2:7: cunning, work, gold
“So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD. things...: Heb. holy things of David”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 2:7: work, gold, silver
“And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 2:7: work, gold, silver
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