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1 Kings 5 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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Hiram’s Building Materials
(2Ch 2:1–18 )
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King Hiram of Tyre sent his emissaries to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place, for Hiram had always been friends with David.

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Solomon sent this message to Hiram:

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“You know my father David was not able to build a temple for the name of the LORD his God. This was because of the warfare all around him until the LORD put his enemies under his feet.

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“The LORD my God has now given me rest on every side; there is no enemy or misfortune.

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“So I plan to build a temple for the name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD promised my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the temple for my name.’

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“Therefore, command that cedars from Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants’ wages according to whatever you say, for you know that not a man among us knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”

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When Hiram heard Solomon’s words, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD today! He has given David a wise son to be over this great people! ”

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Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying, “I have heard your message; I will do everything you want regarding the cedar and cypress timber.

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“My servants will bring the logs down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place you indicate. I will break them apart there, and you can take them away. You then can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”

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So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,

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and Solomon provided Hiram with one hundred twenty thousand bushels[fn] of wheat as food for his household and one hundred twenty thousand gallons[fn] of oil from crushed olives. Solomon did this for Hiram year after year.

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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.

Solomon’s Workforce
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Then King Solomon drafted forced laborers from all Israel; the labor force numbered thirty thousand men.

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He sent ten thousand to Lebanon each month in shifts; one month they were in Lebanon, two months they were at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.

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Solomon had seventy thousand porters and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountains,

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not including his thirty-three hundred[fn] deputies in charge of the work. They supervised the people doing the work.

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The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

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So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the temple’s construction.

CSB Footnotes
Lit 20,000 cors
LXX reads 20,000 baths ; MT reads 20 cors
Some LXX mss read 3,600 ; 2Ch 2:2,18
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