1
H2438
And Hiram
H4428
king
H6865
of Tyre
H7971 [H8799]
sent
H5650
his servants
H8010
to Solomon;
H8085 [H8804]
for he had heard
H4886 [H8804]
that they had anointed
H4428
him king
H1
in the stead of his father:
H2438
for Hiram
H3117
was ever
H157 [H8802]
a lover
H1732
of David.
3
H3045 [H8804]
Thou knowest
H1732
how that David
H1
my father
H3201 [H8804]
could
H1129 [H8800]
not build
H1004
an house
H8034
to the name
H3068
of the LORD
H430
his God
H6440
for
H4421
the wars
H5437 [H8804]
which were about him on every side,
H3068
until the LORD
H5414 [H8800]
put
H3709
them under the soles
H7272
of his feet.
4
H3068
But now the LORD
H430
my God
H5117 [H8689]
hath given me rest
H5439
on every side,
H7854
so that there is neither adversary
H7451
nor evil
H6294
occurrent.
5
H559 [H8802]
And, behold, I purpose
H1129 [H8800]
to build
H1004
an house
H8034
to the name
H3068
of the LORD
H430
my God,
H3068
as the LORD
H1696 [H8765]
spoke
H1732
to David
H1
my father,
H559 [H8800]
saying,
H1121
Thy son,
H5414 [H8799]
whom I will set
H3678
upon thy throne
H1129 [H8799]
in thy stead, he shall build
H1004
an house
H8034
to my name.
6
H6680 [H8761]
Now therefore command
H3772 [H8799]
thou that they hew
H730
me cedar trees
H3844
out of Lebanon;
H5650
and my servants
H5650
shall be with thy servants:
H5414 [H8799]
and to thee will I give
H7939
hire
H5650
for thy servants
H559 [H8799]
according to all that thou shalt appoint:
H3045 [H8804]
for thou knowest
H376
that there is not among us any
H3045 [H8802]
that hast skill
H3772 [H8800]
to hew
H6086
timber
H6722
like the Sidonians.
7
H2438
And it came to pass, when Hiram
H8085 [H8800]
heard
H1697
the words
H8010
of Solomon,
H8055 [H8799]
that he rejoiced
H3966
greatly,
H559 [H8799]
and said,
H1288 [H8803]
Blessed
H3068
be the LORD
H3117
this day,
H5414 [H8804]
who hath given
H1732
to David
H2450
a wise
H1121
son
H7227
over this great
H5971
people.
8
H2438
And Hiram
H7971 [H8799]
sent
H8010
to Solomon,
H559 [H8800]
saying,
H8085 [H8804]
I have considered
H7971 [H8804]
the things which thou sentest
H6213 [H8799]
to me for: and I will perform
H2656
all thy desire
H6086
concerning timber
H730
of cedar,
H6086
and concerning timber
H1265
of fir.
9
H5650
My servants
H3381 [H8686]
shall bring them down
H3844
from Lebanon
H3220
to the sea:
H7760 [H8799]
and I will convey
H3220
them by sea
H1702
in floats
H4725
to the place
H7971 [H8799]
that thou shalt appoint
H5310 [H8765]
me, and will cause them to be discharged
H5375 [H8799]
there, and thou shalt receive
H6213 [H8799]
them: and thou shalt accomplish
H2656
my desire,
H5414 [H8800]
in giving
H3899
food
H1004
for my household.
10
H2438
So Hiram
H5414 [H8802]
gave
H8010
Solomon
H730
cedar
H6086
trees
H1265
and fir
H6086
trees
H2656
according to all his desire.
11
H8010
And Solomon
H5414 [H8804]
gave
H2438
Hiram
H6242
twenty
H505
thousand
H3734
measures
H2406
of wheat
H4361
for food
H1004
to his household,
H6242
and twenty
H3734
measures
H3795
of pure
H8081
oil:
H5414 [H8799]
thus gave
H8010
Solomon
H2438
to Hiram
H8141
year
H8141
by year.
12
H3068
And the LORD
H5414 [H8804]
gave
H8010
Solomon
H2451
wisdom,
H1696 [H8765]
as he promised
H7965
him: and there was peace
H2438
between Hiram
H8010
and Solomon;
H8147 0
and they two
H3772 [H8799]
made
H1285
a league
H8147
together.
13
H4428
And king
H8010
Solomon
H5927 [H8686]
raised
H4522
forced labour
H3478
out of all Israel;
H4522
and the levy
H7970
was thirty
H505
thousand
H376
men.
14
H7971 [H8799]
And he sent
H3844
them to Lebanon,
H6235
ten
H505
thousand
H2320
a month
H2487
by courses:
H2320
a month
H3844
they were in Lebanon,
H8147
and two
H2320
months
H1004
at home:
H141
and Adoniram
H4522
was over the forced labour.
15
H8010
And Solomon
H7657
had seventy
H505
thousand
H5375 [H8802]
that bore
H5449
burdens,
H8084
and eighty
H505
thousand
H2672 [H8802]
hewers
H2022
in the mountains;
16
H8269
Besides the chief
H8010
of Solomon's
H5324 [H8737]
officers
H4399
who were over the work,
H7969
three
H505
thousand
H7969
and three
H3967
hundred,
H7287 [H8802]
who ruled
H5971
over the people
H6213 [H8802]
that wrought
H4399
in the work.