1 Kings 5

1And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to SolomonH8010; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father; for Hiram always loved David. 2And SolomonH8010 sent to Hiram, saying, 3Thou knowest that David my father could not build a house unto the name of Jehovah his 1God, because of the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet. 4But now Jehovah my 2God has given me rest on every side: there is neither adversary nor evil event. 5And behold, I purpose to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my 3God, as Jehovah spoke to David my father saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy stead, he shall build a house unto my name. 6And now command that they hew 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 are experienced in cutting timber like to the Zidonians. 7And it came to pass when Hiram heard the wordsH1697 of SolomonH8010, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be Jehovah this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people. 8And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the things which thou sentest to me for: I will do all thy desire concerningH413 timber of cedar, and concerningH413 timber of cypress. 9My servants shall bring [them] down from Lebanon to the seaH3220; and I will convey them by seaH3220 [in] rafts to 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 cedar-trees and cypress-trees [according to] all his desire. 11And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat as food for his household, and twenty measures of beaten 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. 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, two months at home; and Adoniram was over the levy. 15And SolomonH8010 had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand stone-masons in the mountains; 16besides the overseers whom SolomonH8010 had set over the work, three thousand three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work. 17And the king commanded, and they broughtH5437 great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the houseH1004. 18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Giblites hewed them, and prepared timber and stones to build the house.