Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Now
when
Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon
had been
anointed king in his father’s
place,
he
sent
envoys
to
Solomon;
for Hiram had
always
been
a friend
of David.
And Solomon sent
to Hiram ,
saying,
And Solomon relayed
this
message
to Hiram :
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.
“As
you
are
well
aware,
due
to
the
wars
waged
on
all
sides
against
my father David,
he
could not build a
house for
the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had
put his
enemies
under his feet.
But now the LORD my God hath
given me rest on every side, so
that
there is neither
adversary nor
evil
occurrent
.
But now the LORD my God has
given me rest on every side, and
there is no
adversary or
crisis
.
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.
So
behold, I plan
to build a
house for
the Name of the LORD my God, according
to
what
the LORD said
to
my father David:
‘
I will put
your
son
on
your
throne in your
place
, and
he will
build the
house for
My Name. ’
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.
Now therefore ,
order
that cedars
of Lebanon be
cut
down
for
me.
My servants will
be with your
servants ,
and I will
pay
your
servants whatever
wages
you
set,
for you
know
that there are
none
among us as
skilled
in
logging
as
the Sidonians. ”
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 .
When Hiram received
Solomon’s
message
, he rejoiced greatly and said, “
Blessed be the LORD this day !
He
has
given David a wise son over this great people !”
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
.
Then
Hiram sent a
reply
to Solomon, saying :
“
I have received
your
message;
I will do all you
desire regarding
the
cedar and cypress
timber.
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.
My servants will
haul
the
logs
from Lebanon to
the Sea ,
and I will float
them as
rafts
by sea to
the place you
specify.
There I
will
separate
the
logs
, and you
can
take
them away.
And in exchange,
you
can
meet
my needs
by
providing
my
household with
food
. ”
So Hiram gave
Solomon cedar trees
and fir
trees
according
to
all
his
desire.
So Hiram provided
Solomon with
all
the
cedar and cypress
timber
he
wanted,
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
.
and year
after
year
Solomon would
provide
Hiram with
20,000
cors
of wheat as
food for
his household, as
well
as
20,000
baths
of pure olive
oil.
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
.
And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had
promised him .
There was peace between Hiram and Solomon ,
and the
two of
them
made a treaty
.
And
king Solomon raised
a levy
out
of all Israel ;
and
the
levy
was
thirty
thousand
men
.
Then
King Solomon conscripted
a labor
force
of 30,000
men
from
all Israel.
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
.
He sent them to Lebanon in
monthly
shifts
of
10
, 000
men,
so
that
they would
spend
one
month
in Lebanon and two months at home .
And Adoniram was in
charge
of
the forced
labor
.
And
Solomon had threescore
and
ten
thousand
that
bare
burdens
, and fourscore
thousand
hewers
in the mountains ;
Solomon had 70
, 000
porters
and 80,000
stonecutters
in the mountains ,
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
.
not
including
his
3
, 300
foremen
who
supervised
the workers
.
And the king commanded ,
and
they
brought
great
stones
, costly stones ,
and
hewed
stones,
to lay the foundation of the house
.
And the king commanded them
to
quarry
large
, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple
with
dressed
stones
.
And
Solomon's
builders
and Hiram's
builders did
hew
them
, and
the stonesquarers:
so
they
prepared timber and stones
to
build
the house
.
So
Solomon’s
and Hiram’s
builders, along
with
the Gebalites,
quarried
the
stone
and
prepared the
timber and stone
for
the construction
of
the
temple
.
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