{"book":"1 Kings","slug":"1-kings","ch":5,"genre":"list","sub":"1 Kings","prev":"1-kings/4","next":"1-kings/6","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that [Solomon] had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.","f":[],"h":"Preparations for the Temple","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"“ As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.","f":[],"style":"tab1stline"},{"v":4,"t":"But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David:‘ I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’","f":[],"style":"tab1"},{"v":6,"t":"Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that [there are] none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”","f":[],"style":"tab1"},{"v":7,"t":"When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said,“ Blessed [be] the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”","f":[],"h":"Hiram’s Reply to Solomon","style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying:“ I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.","f":["Or pine or juniper or fir; also in verse 10"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying:"},{"style":"tab1stline","t":"“ I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber."}],"style":"tab1stline"},{"v":9,"t":"My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate [the logs], and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”","f":["That is, the Mediterranean Sea, also called the Great Sea"]},{"v":10,"t":"So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000 [baths] of pure olive oil.","f":["20,000 cors is approximately 124,800 bushels or 4.4 million liters (probably about 3,800 tons or 3,400 metric tons of wheat).","LXX (see also 2 Chronicles 2:10); 20,000 baths is approximately 116,000 gallons or 440,000 liters of olive oil; Hebrew twenty cors of pure oil or twenty cors of pressed oil"]},{"v":12,"t":"And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.","f":["Forms of the Hebrew berit are translated in most passages as covenant."],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.","f":[],"h":"Solomon’s Labor Force","style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 [men], so that they would spend one month in Lebanon [and] two months at home. And Adoniram [was] in charge of the forced labor.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"Solomon had 70,000 {} porters and 80,000 {} stonecutters in the mountains,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"not including his 3,300 {} foremen who supervised the workers.","f":["Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts 3,600; see 2 Chronicles 2:18."]},{"v":17,"t":"And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.","f":[]}]}