Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 5:2-11

2And SolomonH8010 relayedH7971 this messageH559 toH413 HiramH2438:

3“As youH859 are well awareH3045 , due toH6440 the wars wagedH4421 on all sidesH5437 against my fatherH1 DavidH1732, he couldH3201 notH3808 buildH1129 a houseH1004 for the NameH8034 of the LORDH3068 his GodH430 untilH5704 the LORDH3068 had putH5414 his enemies underH8478 his feetH3709 H7272. 4But nowH6258 the LORDH3068 my GodH430 has given me restH5117 on every sideH5439, and there is noH369 adversaryH7854 H369 or crisisH6294 H7451.

5So beholdH2005, I planH559 to buildH1129 a houseH1004 for the NameH8034 of the LORDH3068 my GodH430, according to whatH834 the LORDH3068 saidH1696 toH413 my fatherH1 H559 DavidH1732: ‘I will putH5414 your sonH1121 onH5921 your throneH3678 in your placeH8478, and heH1931 will buildH1129 the houseH1004 for My NameH8034.’

6Now thereforeH6258, orderH6680 that cedarsH730 ofH4480 LebanonH3844 be cut downH3772 for me. My servantsH5650 will beH1961 withH5973 your servantsH5650, and I will payH5414 your servantsH5650 whatever wagesH7939 H3605 you setH559, forH3588 youH859 knowH3045 thatH3588 there are noneH369 among us as skilledH3045 in loggingH3772 H6086 as the SidoniansH6722.”

When HiramH2438 receivedH8085 Solomon’sH8010 messageH1697, he rejoicedH8055 greatlyH3966 and saidH559, “BlessedH1288 be the LORDH3068 this dayH3117! HeH834 has givenH5414 DavidH1732 a wiseH2450 sonH1121 overH5921 thisH2088 greatH7227 peopleH5971!” 8Then HiramH2438 sentH7971 a reply toH413 SolomonH8010, sayingH559:

“I have receivedH8085 your messageH834 H7971 H413; IH589 will doH6213 allH3605 you desireH2656 regarding the cedarH730 H6086 and cypressH1265 1 timberH6086. 9My servantsH5650 will haul the logsH3381 fromH4480 LebanonH3844 to the SeaH3220,2 and IH589 will float themH7760 as raftsH1702 by seaH3220 toH5704 the placeH4725 you specifyH7971 H413. ThereH8033 I will separateH5310 the logs, and youH859 can take them awayH5375. And in exchange, youH859 can meetH6213 my needsH2656 by providingH5414 my householdH1004 with foodH3899.”

10SoH1961 HiramH2438 providedH5414 SolomonH8010 with allH3605 the cedarH730 H6086 and cypressH1265 timberH6086 he wantedH2656, 11 and yearH8141 after yearH8141 SolomonH8010 would provideH5414 HiramH2438 with 20,000H6242 H505 corsH3734 of wheatH2406 3 as foodH4361 for his householdH1004, as well as 20,000H6242 baths of pure olive oilH8081 H3795.4

Notes

1. 1 Kings 5:8 Or pine or juniper or fir; also in verse 10 ↩
2. 1 Kings 5:9 That is, the Mediterranean Sea, also called the Great Sea ↩
3. 1 Kings 5:11 20,000 cors is approximately 124,800 bushels or 4.4 million liters (probably about 3,800 tons or 3,400 metric tons of wheat). ↩
4. 1 Kings 5:11 LXX (see also 2 Chronicles 2:10); 20,000 baths is approximately 116,000 gallons or 440,000 liters of olive oil; Hebrew twenty cors of pure oil or twenty cors of pressed oil ↩