Melaḵim Aleph (1 Kings) 5
5
1And Ḥiram sovereign of Tsor sent his servants to Shelomoh, because he heard that they had anointed him sovereign in place of his father, for Ḥiram had always loved Dawiḏ.
2And Shelomoh sent to Ḥiram, saying,
3“You know my father Dawiḏ was unable to build a house for the Name of יהוה his Elohim because of the battles which were all around him, until יהוה put them under the soles of his feet.
4“But now יהוה my Elohim has given me rest all around, there is neither adversary nor evil incident.
5“And see, I intend to build a house for the Name of יהוה my Elohim, as יהוה spoke to my father Dawiḏ, saying, ‘Your son, whom I set on your throne in your place, he does build the house for My Name.’
6“And now, command that they cut down cedars for me from Leḇanon. And let my servants be with your servants, and let me pay you wages for your servants according to whatever you say. For you know there is none among us who knows to cut timber like the Tsiḏonians.”
7And it came to be, when Ḥiram heard the words of Shelomoh, that he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be יהוה this day, for He has given Dawiḏ a wise son over this great people!”
8And Ḥiram sent to Shelomoh, saying, “I have heard that which you sent me. Let me do all you desire concerning the cedar and cypress logs.
9“Let my servants bring them down from Leḇanon to the sea, then I put them in rafts by sea to the place you direct me. And I shall spread them out there, then you take them up, while you do my desire by giving food for my household.”
10And Ḥiram gave Shelomoh cedar and cypress logs – all his desire.
11And Shelomoh gave Ḥiram twenty thousand kors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty kors of pressed oil. Thus Shelomoh gave to Ḥiram year by year.
12And יהוה gave Shelomoh wisdom, as He promised him. And there was peace between Ḥiram and Shelomoh, and the two of them made a covenant.
13And Sovereign Shelomoh raised up compulsory labour out of all Yisra’ĕl. And the compulsory labour was thirty thousand men.
14And he sent them to Leḇanon, ten thousand per new moon by courses – they were one new moon in Leḇanon, two new moons at home. And Aḏoniram was over the compulsory labour.
15And Shelomoh had seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing stone in the mountains,
16besides three thousand three hundred from the chiefs of Shelomoh’s deputies who were over the work, those ruling over the people who laboured in the work.
17And the sovereign commanded, and they brought large stones, precious stones, to lay the foundation of the House with hewn stones.
18And Shelomoh’s builders, and Ḥiram’s builders, and the men of Geḇal did hew, and prepared timber and stones to build the House.
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1 Kings 5
5
Hiram’s Building Materials
1Hiram king of Tyre # 2Ch 2:3 sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place, # 1Kg 1:34,39 for Hiram had always been friends with David. # 2Sm 5:11; 1Ch 14:1
2Solomon sent this message to Hiram: 3“You know my father David was not able to build a temple for the name of Yahweh his God. This was because of the warfare all around him until the Lord put his enemies under his feet. # 1Ch 28:2-3 4The Lord my God has now given me rest all around; there is no enemy or crisis. # 1Kg 4:24-25 5So I plan to build a temple for the name of Yahweh my God, # 2Ch 2:4 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.’ # 2Sm 7:12-13
6“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.” # 2Ch 2:8
7When Hiram heard Solomon’s words, he greatly rejoiced and said, “May the Lord be praised today! # 1Kg 10:9 He has given David a wise son to be over this great people! ” 8Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying, “I have heard your message; I will do everything you want regarding the cedar and cypress timber. 9My 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.” # 2Ch 2:16; Ezr 3:7
10So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted, 11and Solomon provided Hiram with 100,000 bushels # Lit 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household and 110,000 gallons # LXX reads 20,000 baths ; MT reads 20 cors of oil from crushed olives. # 2Ch 2:10 Solomon did this for Hiram year after year.
12The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. # 1Kg 3:12 There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty. # 1Kg 15:19
Solomon’s Work Force
13Then King Solomon drafted forced laborers from all Israel; # 1Kg 4:6; 9:15 the labor force numbered 30,000 men. 14He sent 10,000 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. 15Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, # 2Ch 2:17-18 16not including his 3,300 # Some LXX mss read 3,600 ; 2Ch 2:2,18 deputies # 1Kg 9:23 in charge of the work. They ruled over the people doing the work. 17The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones. # 1Kg 6:7; 1Ch 22:2 18So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders, # 1Kg 5:6,9 along with the Gebalites, # Jos 13:5 quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the temple’s construction.
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