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1 Kings 5:6-10

6Nowthereforecommand thouthatthey cutmecedar-treesoutofLebanon;andmyservants shallbeH1961withthy servants;andIwillgivethee hireforthy servants accordingtoallthatthou shalt say:forthou knowestthatthereisH1961notamong usanythatknoweth howtocut timberlikeuntotheSidonians.

7Anditcametopass,whenHiram heardthewordsH1697ofSolomonH8010,thatherejoiced greatly,andsaid, BlessedbeJehovahthisday,whohath given unto Davidawise sonoverthisgreatpeople.

8AndHiram senttoSolomon, saying,Ihaveheardthemessagewhichthou hast sent untome:Iwilldoallthy desireconcerningH413timberofcedar,andconcerningH413timberoffir.

9MyservantsshallbringthemdownfromLebanon untotheseaH3220;andIwillmakeH5414themintoraftstogobyseaH3220untotheplacethatthou shaltappointme,andwillcausethemtobebrokenupthere,andthou shaltreceivethem;andthou shalt accomplishmydesire,ingivingH5414foodformyhousehold.

10So Hiram gaveSolomonH8010timberofcedarandtimberoffir accordingtoallhisdesire.

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