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| 5:1 | And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto
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. |
| 5:2 | And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, |
| 5:3 | Thou knowest how that David my father could not build
an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars
which were about him on every side, until the LORD put
them under the soles of his feet. |
| 5:4 | But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every
side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil
occurrent. |
| 5:5 | And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the
name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my
father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne
in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name. |
| 5:6 | Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar
trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy
servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants
according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou
knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to
hew timber like unto the Sidonians. |
| 5:7 | And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of
Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be
the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son
over this great people. |
| 5:8 | And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered
the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do
all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning
timber of fir. |
| 5:9 | My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto
the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the
place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to
be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and
thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my
household. |
| 5:10 | So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees
according to all his desire. |
| 5:11 | And Solomon 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. |
| 5:12 | And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him:
and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they
two made a league together. |
| 5:13 | And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and
the levy was thirty thousand men. |
| 5:14 | And he 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 levy. |
| 5:15 | And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare
burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; |
| 5:16 | Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were
over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which
ruled over the people that wrought in the work. |
| 5:17 | And the king commanded, and they brought great
stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the
foundation of the house. |
| 5:18 | And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew
them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and
stones to build the house. |