| Chapter
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. |
2 | And Solomon sent
to Hiram, saying, |
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. |
4 | But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that
there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
10
| So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his
desire. |
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. |
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. |
13 | And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy
was thirty thousand men. |
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. |
15 | And Solomon had
threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in
the mountains; |
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. |
17 | And the king commanded, and
they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the
foundation of the house. |
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. |