1Ki 5 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 4 sent 1 Hiram 2 king 3 of Tyre] his servants to Solomon; for he heard that they anointed him for king in place of David his father. For [ 3 loving 2 was 1 Hiram] David all the days.

1 Kings 5

CHAPTER 5 Hiram Helps Build God's House

1 And [⁴sent ¹Hiram ²king ³of Tyre] his servants to Solomon; for he heard that they anointed him for king in place of David his father. For [³loving ²was ¹Hiram] David all the days. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 You knew my father David, that he was not able to build a house to the name of the lord my God, because of facing the wars that were encircling him, until the lord put them under the soles of his feet. 4 And now [³gave rest ¹the lord ²my God] to me round about; there is not a plotter and there is not [²sin ¹a wicked]. 5 And behold, I speak concerning building a house to the name of the lord my God, as the lord spoke to David my father, saying, Your son whom I shall put instead of you upon your throne, this one shall build the house to my name. 6 And now give charge, and let men fell timbers for me from Lebanon! And behold, my servants shall be with your servants; and the wage of your servants I will give to you according to all as much as you should say. For you know that there is not among us one knowing to fell timbers as the Sidonians. 7 And it came to pass as Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced exceedingly. And he said, Blessed be the lord today who gives to David [²son ¹an intelligent] over [³people ²populous ¹this]. 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard concerning all which you have sent to me. I will do all your will for timbers of cedars and of pines. 9 My servants shall lead them from out of Lebanon into the sea; and I will put them on barges unto the place of which ever you should send for me. And I shall shake them off there, and you shall lift them. And you shall produce for my want, to give bread loaves to my house. 10 And Hiram was giving to Solomon cedars and pines according to all his want. 11 And Solomon gave to Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat, and food to his house, and twenty baths of olive oil being pounded. According to this Solomon gave to Hiram yearly. 12 And the lord gave to Solomon wisdom as he said to him. And there was peace between Hiram and between Solomon. And they ordained a covenant between them. 13 And [³brought ¹king ²Solomon] tribute from all Israel. And [³was ¹the ²tribute] thirty thousand men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon -- ten thousand [²every ³month ¹being changed]. [⁵month ⁴one ¹They were ²in ³Lebanon], and two months at their house. And Adoniram was over the tribute. 15 And were unto Solomon seventy thousand lifting a load, and eighty thousand quarriers in the mountain; 16 separate from the rulers being placed over the works of Solomon -- three thousand and three hundred supervisors over the people of the ones doing the works. 17 And [³gave charge ¹the ²king], and they lifted [³stones ¹great ²valuable] for the foundation of the house, and [²stones ¹unhewn]. 18 And [⁴hewed ¹the ²servants ³of Solomon], and the servants of Hiram, and the Giblites. And they prepared the stones and the timbers to build the house.