NASB — 1 Kings 5 — KJV

Alliance with King Hiram

1 IaNow Hiram° king° of Tyre° sent° his servants° to Solomon°, when° he heard° that they had anointed° him king° in place° of his father°, for bHiram° had° IIalways°° been° a friend° of David°. 2 Then aSolomon° sent° [word] to Hiram°, saying°, 3 “You know° that aDavid° my father° was unable°° to build° a house° for the name° of the LORD° his God° because°° of the wars° which° surrounded° him, until° the LORD° put° them under° the soles° of his feet°. 4 But now° athe LORD° my God° has given° me rest° on every° side°; there° is neither° adversary° nor° Imisfortune°°. 5 Behold°, aI Iintend° to build° a house° for the name° of the LORD° my God°, as the LORD° spoke° to David° my father°, saying°, ‘Your son°, whom° I will set° on your throne° in your place°, he will build° the house° for My name°.’ 6 Now° therefore, command° that they cut° for me acedars° from Lebanon°, and my servants° will be with your servants°; and I will give° you wages° for your servants° according to all° that you say°, for you know° that there° is no° one° among us who knows° how to cut° timber° like the Sidonians°.”

[1] ICh 5:15 in Heb IILit all the day a2Ch 2:3 b2S 5:11; 1Ch 14:1
[2] a2Ch 2:3
[3] a2S 7:5; 1Ch 28:2, 3
[4] ILit evil occurrence a1K 4:24; 1Ch 22:9
[5] ILit say a2S 7:12, 13; 1Ch 17:12; 22:10; 28:6; 2Ch 2:4
[6] a2Ch 2:8

7 ¶ When Hiram° heard° the words° of Solomon°, he rejoiced° greatly° and said°, “Blessed° be the LORD° today°, who° has given° to David° a wise° son° over° this° great° people°.” 8 So Hiram° sent° [word] to Solomon°, saying°, “I have heard° [the message] which° you have sent° me; I will do° Iwhat° you desire° concerning the cedar° and cypress° timber°. 9 My servants° will bring° [them] down° from Lebanon° to the sea°; and I will make° them into rafts° [to go] by sea° ato the place° where° you Idirect° me, and I will have them broken° up there°, and you shall carry° [them] away. Then byou shall accomplish° my desire° by giving° food° to my household°.” 10 So IHiram° IIgave° Solomon° IIIas much° as he desired° of the cedar° and cypress° timber°. 11 aSolomon° then gave° Hiram° 20,000°° Ikors° of wheat° as food° for his household°, and twenty° Ikors° of beaten° oil°; thus° Solomon° would give° Hiram° year° by year°. 12 aThe LORD° gave° wisdom° to Solomon°, just° as He Ipromised° him; and there was peace° between° Hiram° and Solomon°, and the two° of them made° a covenant°.

[8] ILit all your pleasure
[9] ILit send a2Ch 2:16 bEzr 3:7; Ezk 27:17
[10] IHeb Hirom IILit was giving IIILit all his desire
[11] II.e. One kor equals approx 10 bu a2Ch 2:10
[12] ILit spoke to a1K 3:12

Conscription of Laborers

13 ¶ Now aKing° Solomon° Ilevied° forced° laborers° from all° Israel°; and the forced° laborers° IInumbered° 30,000°° men°. 14 He sent° them to Lebanon°, 10,000°° a month° in relays°; they were in Lebanon° a month° [and] two° months° at home°. And aAdoniram° [was] over° the forced° laborers°. 15 Now aSolomon° had° 70,000°° Itransporters°°, and 80,000°° hewers° [of stone] in the mountains°, 16 abesides°° Solomon’s° 3,300°°°° chief° deputies° who° [were] over° the Iproject° [and] who ruled° over the people° who were doing° the work°. 17 Then athe king° commanded°, and they quarried° great° stones°, costly° stones°, to lay° the foundation° of the house° with cut° stones°. 18 So Solomon’s° builders° and IHiram’s° builders° and athe Gebalites° IIcut° them, and prepared° the timbers° and the stones° to build° the house°.

[13] ILit raised up IILit was a1K 4:6; 9:15
[14] a1K 4:6; 12:18
[15] IOr burden bearers a1K 9:20-22; 2Ch 2:17, 18
[16] ILit work a1K 9:23
[17] a1K 6:7; 1Ch 22:2
[18] IHeb Hirom’s IIOr chiseled aJsh 13:5; Ezk 27:9


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Hiram, sending to congratulate Solomon, is certified of his purpose to build the Temple, and desired to furnish him with timber thereto.

1 ¶ And Hiramº kingº of Tyreº sentºª² his servantsº unto² Solomon;º for² he had heardºª that² they had anointedºª him kingº in the room² of his father:º for² Hiramº was² everº² a loverºª of David.º 2 And Solomonº sentºª to² Hiram,º saying,ºª 3 Thou² knowestºª how that²² Davidº my fatherº couldºª not² buildºª an houseº unto the nameº of the LORDº his Godº forº² the warsº which² were about him on every side,ºª until² the LORDº putºª them under² the solesº of his feet.º 4 But now² the LORDº my Godº hath given me restºª on every side,º² [so that there is] neither² adversaryº nor² evilº occurrent.º 5 And, behold,² I purposeºª to buildºª an houseº unto the nameº of the LORDº my God,º as² the LORDº spakeºª unto² Davidº my father,º saying,ºª Thy son,º whom² I will setºª upon² thy throneº in thy room,² he² shall buildºª an houseº unto my name.º 6 Now² therefore commandºª thou that they hewºª me cedar treesº out of² Lebanon;º and my servantsº shall be² with² thy servants:º and unto thee will I giveºª hireº for thy servantsº according to all² that² thou shalt appoint:ºª for² thou² knowestºª that² [there is] not² among us anyº that can skillºª to hewºª timberº like unto the Sidonians.º

[1] 2S 5:11; 8:10; 10:1; 1K 5:10, 13; 9:12; 1Ch 14:1; 2Ch 2:3; Ps 45:12; Am 1:9.
[2] 2Ch 2:3.
[3] Jsh 10:24; 2S 7:5; 1Ch 22:4, 8; 28:3; 2Ch 6:6; Ps 8:6; 110:1; Mal 4:3; 1Co 15:25; Ep 1:22.
[4] 1K 4:24; 1Ch 22:9; Ps 72:7; Is 9:7; Ac 9:31.
[5] 2S 7:12; 1Ch 17:12; 22:10; 28:6, 10; 2Ch 2:1, 5; Zc 6:12.
[6] Gn 10:15; 1K 6:9, 16, 20; 2Ch 2:8, 10; Ezr 3:7; Ps 29:5; Ro 12:17; 1Co 12:14; Ep 4:7; Php 4:8.

Hiram, blessing God for Solomon, and requesting food for his family, furnisheth him with trees.

7 ¶ And it came to pass,² when Hiramº heardºª² the wordsº of Solomon,º that he rejoicedºª greatly,º and said,ºª Blessedºª [be] the LORDº this day,º which² hath givenºª unto Davidº a wiseº sonº over² this² greatº people.º 8 And Hiramº sentºª to² Solomon,º saying,ºª I have consideredºª² the things which² thou sentestºª to² me for: [and] I² will doºª² all² thy desireº concerning timberº of cedar,º and concerning timberº of fir.º 9 My servantsº shall bring [them] downºª from² Lebanonº unto the sea:º and I² will conveyºª them by seaº in floatsº unto² the placeº that² thou shalt appointºª² me, and will cause them to be dischargedºª there,² and thou² shalt receiveºª [them]: and thou² shalt accomplishºª² my desire,º in givingºª foodº for my household.º 10 So Hiramº gaveºª Solomonº cedarº treesº and firº treesº [according to] all² his desire.º 11 And Solomonº gaveºª Hiramº twentyº thousandº measuresº of wheatº [for] foodº to his household,º and twentyº measuresº of pureº oil:º thus² gaveºª Solomonº to Hiramº yearº by year.º 12 And the LORDº gaveºª Solomonº wisdom,º as² he promisedºª him: and there was² peaceº between² Hiramº and Solomon;º and they twoºª made¹ª a league¹ together.¹²²

[7] Gn 33:5; 1K 1:48; 3:9; 10:9; 2Ch 2:11; 9:7; Ps 122:6; 137:6; Pv 10:1; 13:1; 15:20; 23:24; Is 8:18; 9:6.
[8] 2S 6:5; 1K 6:15, 34; 2Ch 3:5.
[9] Dt 3:25; 2Ch 1:15; 2:16; Ezr 3:7; Ezk 27:17; Ac 12:20.
[11] 1K 4:22; 2Ch 2:10.
[12] Gn 21:32; 1K 3:12; 4:29; 15:19; 2Ch 1:12; Am 1:9; Jm 1:5.

The number of Solomon's workmen and labourers.

13 ¶ And kingº Solomonº raisedºª a levyº out of all²² Israel;º and the levyº was² thirtyº thousandº men.º 14 And he sentºª them to Lebanon,º tenº thousandº a monthº by courses:º a monthº they were² in Lebanon,º [and] twoº monthsº at home:º and Adoniramº [was] over² the levy.º 15 And Solomonº had² threescore and tenº thousandº that bareºª burdens,º and fourscoreº thousandº hewersºª in the mountains;º 16 Beside the chiefº²² of Solomon'sº officersºª which² [were] over² the work,º threeº thousandº and threeº hundred,º which ruledºª over the peopleº that wroughtºª in the work.º 17 And the kingº commanded,ºª and they broughtºª greatº stones,º costlyº stones,º [and] hewedº stones,º to lay the foundationºª of the house.º 18 And Solomon'sº buildersºª and Hiram'sº buildersºª did hewºª [them], and the stonesquarers:º so they preparedºª timberº and stonesº to buildºª the house.º

[13] 1K 4:6; 9:15.
[14] 1K 4:6, 7; 1Ch 27:1.
[15] 1K 9:20; 2Ch 2:17; 8:7; Ezr 2:58; Ne 7:57, 60.
[16] 1K 9:23; 2Ch 2:2.
[17] 1K 6:7; 7:9; 1Ch 22:2; Is 28:16; 1Co 3:11; 1P 2:6; Rv 21:14.
[18] Jsh 13:5; Ps 83:7; Ezk 27:9.


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