Book of 1st Kings Chapter 05
11_1KI_05_01 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
11_1KI_05_02 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
11_1KI_05_03 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.
11_1KI_05_04 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, [so that there is] neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
11_1KI_05_05 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
11_1KI_05_06 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that [there is] not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.
11_1KI_05_07 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed [be] the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
11_1KI_05_08 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: [and] I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
11_1KI_05_09 My servants shall bring [them] down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats 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.
11_1KI_05_10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees [according to] all his desire.
11_1KI_05_11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat [for] food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
11_1KI_05_12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
11_1KI_05_13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
11_1KI_05_14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, [and] two months at home: and Adoniram [was] over the levy.
11_1KI_05_15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
11_1KI_05_16 Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which [were] over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
11_1KI_05_17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, [and] hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
11_1KI_05_18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew [them], and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.