1 N ow Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always been a friend of David.

And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth his servants unto Solomon, for he heard that they had anointed him for king instead of his father, for Hiram was a lover of David all the days;

2 T hen Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying,

and Solomon sendeth unto Hiram, saying,

3 “ You know that David 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.

`Thou hast known David my father, that he hath not been able to build a house to the name of Jehovah his God, because of the wars that have been round about him, till Jehovah's putting them under the soles of his feet.

4 B ut now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

`And now, Jehovah my God hath given rest to me round about, there is no adversary nor evil occurrence,

5 B ehold, I intend 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.’

and lo, I am saying to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son whom I appoint in thy stead on thy throne, he doth build the house for My name.

6 N ow therefore, command that they cut for me cedars 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.”

`And now, command, and they cut down for me cedars out of Lebanon, and my servants are with thy servants, and the hire of thy servants I give to thee according to all that thou sayest, for thou hast known that there is not among us a man acquainted with cutting wood, like the Sidonians.'

7 W hen 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.”

And it cometh to pass at Hiram's hearing the words of Solomon, that he rejoiceth exceedingly, and saith, `Blessed Jehovah to-day, who hath given to David a wise son over this numerous people.'

8 S o Hiram sent word to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message which you have sent me; I will do what you desire concerning the cedar and cypress timber.

And Hiram sendeth unto Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou hast sent unto me, I do all thy desire concerning cedar-wood, and fir-wood,

9 M y servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place where you direct me, and I will have them broken up there, and you shall carry them away. Then you shall accomplish my desire by giving food to my household.”

my servants bring down from Lebanon to the sea, and I make them floats in the sea unto the place that thou sendest unto me, and I have spread them out there; and thou dost take up, and thou dost execute my desire, to give the food of my house.'

10 S o Hiram gave Solomon as much as he desired of the cedar and cypress timber.

And Hiram is giving to Solomon cedar-trees, and fir-trees, all his desire,

11 S olomon then gave Hiram 20, 000 kors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty kors of beaten oil; thus Solomon would give Hiram year by year.

and Solomon hath given to Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat, food for his house, and twenty cors of beaten oil; thus doth Solomon give to Hiram year by year.

12 T he Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, just as He promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a covenant. Conscription of Laborers

And Jehovah hath given wisdom to Solomon as He spake to him, and there is peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they make a covenant both of them.

13 N ow King Solomon levied forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered 30, 000 men.

And king Solomon lifteth up a tribute out of all Israel, and the tribute is thirty thousand men,

14 H e sent them to Lebanon, 10, 000 a month in relays; they were in Lebanon a month and two months at home. And Adoniram was over the forced laborers.

and he sendeth them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month, by changes, a month they are in Lebanon, two months in their own house; and Adoniram over the tribute.

15 N ow Solomon had 70, 000 transporters, and 80, 000 hewers of stone in the mountains,

And king Solomon hath seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain,

16 b esides Solomon’s 3, 300 chief deputies who were over the project and who ruled over the people who were doing the work.

apart from the heads of the officers of Solomon, who over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who are working in the business.

17 T hen the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones.

And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;

18 S o Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites cut them, and prepared the timbers and the stones to build the house.

and the builders of Solomon, and the builders of Hiram, and the Giblites hew, and prepare the wood and the stones to build the house.