5:1 When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David.
5:2 Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:
5:3 “You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD put his enemies under his feet.
5:4 But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or disaster.
5:5 I intend, therefore, to build a temple for the Name of the LORD my God, as the LORD told my father David, when he said, ‘Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name.’
5:6 “So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians.”
5:7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was greatly pleased and said, “Praise be to the LORD today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”
5:8 So Hiram sent word to Solomon: “I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and pine logs.
5:9 My men will haul them down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will float them in rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate them and you can take them away. And you are to grant my wish by providing food for my royal household.”
5:10 In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and pine logs he wanted,
5:11 and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat as food for his household, in addition to twenty thousand baths of pressed olive oil. Solomon continued to do this for Hiram year after year.
5:12 The LORD gave Solomon wisdom, just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
5:13 King Solomon conscripted laborers from all Israel–thirty thousand men.
5:14 He sent them off to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousand a month, so that they spent one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.
5:15 Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hills,
5:16 as well as thirty-three hundred foremen who supervised the project and directed the workmen.
5:17 At the king’s command they removed from the quarry large blocks of quality stone to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple.
5:18 The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram and the men of Gebal cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.
5:1 Now Hiram the 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 loved David.
5:2 And Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying,
5:3 You know about David my father that he was not able to build a house for the name of Jehovah his God because of the warfare that his enemies surrounded him with, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet.
5:4 But now Jehovah my God has given me rest all around; there is no adversary or evil occurrence.
5:5 And now I intend to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God according to what Jehovah spoke to David my father, saying, Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, he will build the house for My name.
5:6 Now therefore command that they cut for me cedars from Lebanon. And my servants will be with your servants, and I will give you payment for your servants, according to whatever you say; for you know that among us there is no one who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.
5:7 And when Hiram heard Solomon s words, he rejoiced greatly and said, Blessed be Jehovah this day, who has given David a wise son over this great people.
5:8 And Hiram sent word to Solomon, saying, I have heard the message which you have sent me. I will do all your desire concerning cedar timber and cypress timber.
5:9 My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that you direct me; and I will break them apart there, and you can carry them off. And you can fulfill my desire by giving food to my household.
5:10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar timber and cypress timber, all that he desired.
5:11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat as food for his household and twenty cors of the finest oil; this did Solomon give to Hiram year by year.
5:12 And Jehovah gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
5:13 And King Solomon levied forced labor out of all Israel, and the forced labor amounted to thirty thousand men.
5:14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: one month they were in Lebanon, and two months they were at home. And Adoniram was over the forced labor.
5:15 And Solomon had seventy thousand burden bearers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountains,
5:16 Besides Solomon s three thousand three hundred chief officers over the work, who directed the people who did the work.
5:17 And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, in order to lay the foundation of the house with hewn stone.
5:18 And Solomon s builders and Hiram s builders and the Gebalites fashioned the stone and prepared the timber and the stones in order to build the house.