1 Kings 5 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Covenant with Hiram King of Tyre

1 [fn]Then Hiram ^H2438 king ^H4428 of Tyre ^H6865 sent ^H7971 his servants ^H5650 to Solomon ^H8010, when ^H3588 he heard ^H8085 that they had anointed ^H4886 him king ^H4428 in ^H8478 place ^H8478 of ^H8478 his father ^H1, for Hiram ^H2438 had ^H1961 [fn]always ^H3605 H3117 been ^H1961 one ^H157 who ^H157 loved ^H157 David ^H1732.

2 And Solomon ^H8010 sent ^H7971 word to Hiram ^H2438, saying ^H559, 3 “You know ^H3045 that David ^H1732 my father ^H1 was ^H3201 unable ^H3808 H3201 to build ^H1129 a house ^H1004 for the name ^H8034 of Yahweh ^H3068 his God ^H430 because ^H4480 H6440 of the wars ^H4421 which ^H834 surrounded ^H5437 him, until ^H5704 Yahweh ^H3068 put ^H5414 them under ^H8478 the soles ^H3709 of his feet ^H7272. 4 But now ^H6258 Yahweh ^H3068 my God ^H430 has given ^H5117 me rest ^H5117 on every ^H5439 side ^H5439; there ^H369 is ^H369 neither ^H369 adversary ^H7854 nor ^H369 [fn]calamity ^H6294 H7451. 5 So behold ^H2009, I [fn]intend ^H559 to build ^H1129 a house ^H1004 for the name ^H8034 of Yahweh ^H3068 my God ^H430, as Yahweh ^H3068 spoke ^H1696 to David ^H1732 my father ^H1, saying ^H559, ‘Your son ^H1121, whom ^H834 I will set ^H5414 on your throne ^H3678 in ^H8478 your place ^H8478, he will build ^H1129 the house ^H1004 for My name ^H8034.’ 6 So now ^H6258, command ^H6680 that they cut ^H3772 for me cedars ^H730 from Lebanon ^H3844, and my servants ^H5650 will be with your servants ^H5650; and I will give ^H5414 you wages ^H7939 for your servants ^H5650 according to all ^H3605 that you say ^H559, for you know ^H3045 that there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H376 among us who knows ^H3045 how to cut ^H3772 timber ^H6086 like the Sidonians ^H6722.”

7 Now it happened, when Hiram ^H2438 heard ^H8085 the words ^H1697 of Solomon ^H8010, he was very ^H3966 glad ^H8055 and said ^H559, “Blessed ^H1288 be Yahweh ^H3068 today ^H3117, who ^H834 has given ^H5414 to David ^H1732 a wise ^H2450 son ^H1121 over ^H5921 this ^H2088 great ^H7227 people ^H5971.” 8 So Hiram ^H2438 sent ^H7971 word to Solomon ^H8010, saying ^H559, “I have heard ^H8085 the message which ^H834 you have sent ^H7971 me; I will do ^H6213 [fn]what ^H2656 you desire ^H2656 concerning the cedar ^H730 and cypress ^H1265 timber ^H6086. 9 My servants ^H5650 will bring ^H3381 them down ^H3381 from Lebanon ^H3844 to the sea ^H3220; and I will make ^H7760 them into rafts ^H1702 to go by sea ^H3220 to the place ^H4725 where ^H834 you [fn]direct ^H7971 me, and I will have them broken ^H5310 up ^H5310 there ^H8033, and you shall carry ^H5375 them away. Then you shall accomplish ^H6213 my desire ^H2656 by giving ^H5414 food ^H3899 to my household ^H1004.” 10 So [fn]Hiram ^H2438 [fn]gave ^H5414 Solomon ^H8010 [fn]as much ^H3605 as he desired ^H2656 of the cedar ^H730 and cypress ^H1265 timber ^H6086. 11 Solomon ^H8010 then gave ^H5414 Hiram ^H2438 [fn]20,000 ^H6242 H505 kors ^H3734 of wheat ^H2406 as food ^H4361 for his household ^H1004, and [fn]20 ^H6242 kors ^H3734 of beaten ^H3795 oil ^H8081; thus ^H3541 Solomon ^H8010 would give ^H5414 Hiram ^H2438 year ^H8141 by year ^H8141. 12 Now Yahweh ^H3068 gave ^H5414 wisdom ^H2451 to Solomon ^H8010, just ^H834 as He [fn]promised ^H1696 him; and there was peace ^H7965 between ^H996 Hiram ^H2438 and Solomon ^H8010, and the two ^H8147 of them cut ^H3772 a covenant ^H1285.

13 And King ^H4428 Solomon ^H8010 raised ^H5927 up ^H5927 forced ^H4522 laborers ^H4522 from all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478; and the forced ^H4522 laborers ^H4522 [fn]numbered ^H1961 30,000 ^H7970 H505 men ^H376. 14 And he sent ^H7971 them to Lebanon ^H3844, 10,000 ^H6235 H505 a month ^H2320 in [fn]shifts ^H2487; they were in Lebanon ^H3844 a month ^H2320 and two ^H8147 months ^H2320 at home ^H1004. And Adoniram ^H141 was over ^H5921 the forced ^H4522 laborers ^H4522. 15 And Solomon ^H8010 had ^H1961 70,000 ^H7657 H505 [fn]who carried ^H5375 loads ^H5449, and 80,000 ^H8084 H505 hewers ^H2672 of stone in the mountains ^H2022, 16 besides ^H905 H4480 Solomon’s ^H8010 3,300 ^{H7969 H505 H7969 H3967} chief ^H8269 deputies ^H5324 who ^H834 were over ^H5921 the [fn]project ^H4399 and who ruled ^H7287 over the people ^H5971 who were doing ^H6213 the work ^H4399. 17 Then the king ^H4428 commanded ^H6680, and they quarried ^H5265 great ^H1419 stones ^H68, precious ^H3368 stones ^H68, to lay ^H3245 the foundation ^H3245 of the house ^H1004 with cut ^H1496 stones ^H68. 18 So Solomon’s ^H8010 builders ^H1129 and [fn]Hiram’s ^H2438 builders ^H1129 and the Gebalites ^H1382 [fn]carved ^H6458 them out ^H6458, and prepared ^H3559 the timbers ^H6086 and the stones ^H68 to build ^H1129 the house ^H1004.