The First Book of Kings (WEB)
5:1 Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him
king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 5:2Solomon sent to Hiram,
saying, 5:3You know how that David my father could not build a house for the name of Yahweh his
God for the wars which were about him on every side, until Yahweh put them under the soles of
his feet. 5:4But now Yahweh my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary,
nor evil occurrence. 5:5Behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, as
Yahweh spoke to David my father, saying, Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your
room, he shall build the house for my name. 5:6Now therefore command you that they cut me cedar
trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with your servants; and I will give you hire for
your servants according to all that you shall say: for you know that there is not among us any who
knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians. 5:7It happened, when Hiram heard the words of
Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be Yahweh this day, who has given to David
a wise son over this great people. 5:8Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the message
which you have sent to me: I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning
timber of fir. 5:9My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will make them
into rafts to go by sea to the place that you shall appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up
there, and you shall receive them; and you shall accomplish my desire, in giving food for my
household. 5:10So Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of fir according to all his desire.
5:11Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty
measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 5:12Yahweh gave Solomon
wisdom, as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two
made a league together. 5:13King Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty
thousand men. 5:14He sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; a month they were
in Lebanon, and two months at home; and Adoniram was over the men subject to forced labor.
5:15Solomon had seventy thousand who bore burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters
in the mountains; 5:16besides Solomon's chief officers who were over the work, three thousand and
three hundred, who bore rule over the people who labored in the work. 5:17The king commanded,
and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked
stone. 5:18Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and
prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
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