1 N ow Hiram the king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, when he heard that they had set him apart to be king in place of his father. Hiram had always loved David.

¶ Hiram, king of Tyre, also sent his slaves unto Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father; for Hiram had always loved David.

2 T hen Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying,

Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

3 “ You know that my father David was not able to build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the wars all around him. The Lord had not yet put those who hated him under his feet.

Thou knowest how David, my father, could not build a house unto the name of the LORD his God, for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put his enemies under the soles of his feet.

4 B ut now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side. There is no trouble or anything bad happening.

Now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side so that there is neither adversary nor evil encounter.

5 S o I plan to build a house for the name of the Lord my God. Because the Lord said to my father David, ‘I will set your son on your throne in your place. He will build the house for My name.’

And, therefore, I have determined to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God as the LORD spoke unto David, my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy place, he shall build a house unto my name.

6 S o tell them to cut cedar trees of Lebanon for me. My servants will join yours. And I will give you whatever you say to pay your servants. For you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut trees like the Sidonians.”

Command, therefore, now that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon, and my slaves shall be with thy slaves, and I will give thee for thy slaves the hire that thou shalt appoint, for thou knowest that there is no one among us with the skill to hew timber like the Sidonians.

7 W hen Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he was filled with joy and said, “Thanks be to the Lord today. He has given to David a wise son to rule this great people.”

And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, who has given unto David a wise son over this great people.

8 H iram sent word to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the news you have sent me. I will do what you want with the cedar and cypress trees.

And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou didst send to tell me, and I will do all thy desire concerning the timber of cedar and concerning the timber of fir.

9 M y servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. I will make them ready to go on the sea to the place you choose. I will have them broken up there, and you can carry them away. Then you will do what I wish by giving food to those of my house.”

My slaves shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea, and I will convey them by sea in rafts unto the place that thou shalt appoint me and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them; and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

10 S o Hiram gave Solomon as much as he wanted of the cedar and cypress trees.

¶ So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

11 T hen Solomon gave Hiram 200, 000 baskets of grain as food for those of his house, and 200 jars of beaten oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram each year.

And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household and twenty thousand measures of pure oil; this gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.

12 A nd the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, just as He promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made an agreement.

And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two made a covenant together.

13 N ow King Solomon made men work for him from all Israel. There were 30, 000 men made to work for him.

And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel, and the levy was thirty thousand men,

14 H e sent them to Lebanon, 10, 000 men each month. They were in Lebanon one month and at home two months. Adoniram ruled those who were made to work.

whom he sent to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; they were a month in Lebanon and two months at home; and Adoniram was over the levy.

15 N ow Solomon had 70, 000 men to carry loads, and 80, 000 stone cutters in the mountains.

And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens and eighty thousand hewers in the mountains;

16 A nd he had 3, 300 men who were leaders of the work, and who ruled over the people doing the work.

besides Solomon’s chief officers who were over the work, there were three thousand three hundred who ruled over the people that did the work.

17 T hen as the king told them, they cut out large stones of much worth for the house of God to be built on.

And the king commanded that they bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the house, and hewed stones.

18 S olomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites cut them. They made the wood and the stones ready to build the house.

And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders hewed them, and the stonesquarers; so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.