1 Kings 5

1And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto SolomonH8010; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram wasH1961 ever a lover of David. 2And SolomonH8010 sent to Hiram, saying, 3Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house for the name of Jehovah his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet. 4But now Jehovah my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence. 5And, behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build the house for my name. 6Now therefore command thou that they cut me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall beH1961 with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say: for thou knowest that there isH1961 not among us any that knoweth how to cut timber like unto the Sidonians.

7And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the wordsH1697 of SolomonH8010, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be Jehovah this day, who hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. 8And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the message which thou hast sent unto me: I will do all thy desire concerningH413 timber of cedar, and concerningH413 timber of fir. 9My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the seaH3220; and I will makeH5414 them into rafts to go by seaH3220 unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them; and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in givingH5414 food for my household. 10So Hiram gave SolomonH8010 timber of cedar and timber of fir according to all his desire. 11And 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. 12And Jehovah gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him; and there wasH1961 peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.

13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 14And 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 men subject to taskwork. 15And SolomonH8010 had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that wereH1961 hewers in the mountains; 16besides Solomon’s chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work. 17And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the houseH1004 with wrought stone. 18And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.