1 Kings 5 : 1 (YLT)
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;
1 Kings 5 : 2 (YLT)
and Solomon sendeth unto Hiram, saying,
1 Kings 5 : 3 (YLT)
`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.
1 Kings 5 : 4 (YLT)
`And now, Jehovah my God hath given rest to me round about, there is no adversary nor evil occurrence,
1 Kings 5 : 5 (YLT)
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.
1 Kings 5 : 6 (YLT)
`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.`
1 Kings 5 : 7 (YLT)
And it cometh to pass at Hiram`s hearing the words of Solomon, that he rejoiceth exceedingly, and saith, `Blessed *is Jehovah to-day, who hath given to David a wise son over this numerous people.`
1 Kings 5 : 8 (YLT)
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,
1 Kings 5 : 9 (YLT)
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 *them up, and thou dost execute my desire, to give the food of my house.`
1 Kings 5 : 10 (YLT)
And Hiram is giving to Solomon cedar-trees, and fir-trees, all his desire,
1 Kings 5 : 11 (YLT)
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.
1 Kings 5 : 12 (YLT)
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.
1 Kings 5 : 13 (YLT)
And king Solomon lifteth up a tribute out of all Israel, and the tribute is thirty thousand men,
1 Kings 5 : 14 (YLT)
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 *is over the tribute.
1 Kings 5 : 15 (YLT)
And king Solomon hath seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain,
1 Kings 5 : 16 (YLT)
apart from the heads of the officers of Solomon, who *are over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who are working in the business.
1 Kings 5 : 17 (YLT)
And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;
1 Kings 5 : 18 (YLT)
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.
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