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1. Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants 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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1. And Hiram H2438 king H4428 of Tyre H6865 sent H7971 H853 his servants H5650 unto H413 Solomon H8010 ; for H3588 he had heard H8085 that H3588 they had anointed H4886 him king H4428 in the room H8478 of his father H1 : for H3588 Hiram H2438 was H1961 ever H3605 H3117 a lover H157 of David H1732 .
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2. Solomon sent this message to Hiram:
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2. And Solomon H8010 sent H7971 to H413 Hiram H2438 , saying H559 ,
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3. "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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3. Thou H859 knowest H3045 how that H3588 H853 David H1732 my father H1 could H3201 not H3808 build H1129 a house H1004 unto the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 his God H430 for H4480 H6440 the wars H4421 which H834 were about him on every side H5437 , until H5704 the LORD H3068 put H5414 them under H8478 the soles H3709 of his feet H7272 .
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4. The LORD my God has now given me rest all around; there is no enemy or crisis.
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4. But now H6258 the LORD H3068 my God H430 hath given me rest H5117 on every side H4480 H5439 , so that there is neither H369 adversary H7854 nor H369 evil H7451 occurrent H6294 .
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5. 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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5. And, behold H2009 , I purpose H559 to build H1129 a house H1004 unto the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 my God H430 , as H834 the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 David H1732 my father H1 , saying H559 , Thy son H1121 , whom H834 I will set H5414 upon H5921 thy throne H3678 in thy room H8478 , he H1931 shall build H1129 a house H1004 unto my name H8034 .
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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."
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6. Now H6258 therefore command H6680 thou that they hew H3772 me cedar trees H730 out of H4480 Lebanon H3844 ; and my servants H5650 shall be H1961 with H5973 thy servants H5650 : and unto thee will I give H5414 hire H7939 for thy servants H5650 according to all H3605 that H834 thou shalt appoint H559 : for H3588 thou H859 knowest H3045 that H3588 there is not H369 among us any H376 that can skill H3045 to hew H3772 timber H6086 like unto the Sidonians H6722 .
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7. When Hiram heard Solomon's words, he greatly rejoiced and said, "May the LORD be praised today! He has given David a wise son to be over this great people!"
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7. And it came to pass H1961 , when Hiram H2438 heard H8085 H853 the words H1697 of Solomon H8010 , that he rejoiced H8055 greatly H3966 , and said H559 , Blessed H1288 be the LORD H3068 this day H3117 , which H834 hath given H5414 unto David H1732 a wise H2450 son H1121 over H5921 this H2088 great H7227 people H5971 .
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8. 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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8. And Hiram H2438 sent H7971 to H413 Solomon H8010 , saying H559 , I have considered H8085 H853 the things which H834 thou sentest H7971 to H413 me for: and I H589 will do H6213 H853 all H3605 thy desire H2656 concerning timber H6086 of cedar H730 , and concerning timber H6086 of fir H1265 .
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9. 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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9. My servants H5650 shall bring them down H3381 from H4480 Lebanon H3844 unto the sea H3220 : and I H589 will convey H7760 them by sea H3220 in floats H1702 unto H5704 the place H4725 that H834 thou shalt appoint H7971 H413 me , and will cause them to be discharged H5310 there H8033 , and thou H859 shalt receive H5375 them : and thou H859 shalt accomplish H6213 H853 my desire H2656 , in giving H5414 food H3899 for my household H1004 .
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10. So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,
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10. So Hiram H2438 gave H5414 Solomon H8010 cedar H730 trees H6086 and fir H1265 trees H6086 according to all H3605 his desire H2656 .
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11. and Solomon provided Hiram with 100,000 bushels of wheat as food for his household and 110,000 gallons of beaten oil. Solomon did this for Hiram year after year.
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11. And Solomon H8010 gave H5414 Hiram H2438 twenty H6242 thousand H505 measures H3734 of wheat H2406 for food H4361 to his household H1004 , and twenty H6242 measures H3734 of pure H3795 oil H8081 : thus H3541 gave H5414 Solomon H8010 to Hiram H2438 year H8141 by year H8141 .
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12. 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.
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12. And the LORD H3068 gave H5414 Solomon H8010 wisdom H2451 , as H834 he promised H1696 him : and there was H1961 peace H7965 between H996 Hiram H2438 and Solomon H8010 ; and they two H8147 made a league together H3772 H1285 .
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13. Then King Solomon drafted forced laborers from all Israel; the labor force numbered 30,000 men.
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13. And king H4428 Solomon H8010 raised H5927 a levy H4522 out of all H4480 H3605 Israel H3478 ; and the levy H4522 was H1961 thirty H7970 thousand H505 men H376 .
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14. He 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.
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14. And he sent H7971 them to Lebanon H3844 , ten H6235 thousand H505 a month H2320 by courses H2487 : a month H2320 they were H1961 in Lebanon H3844 , and two H8147 months H2320 at home H1004 : and Adoniram H141 was over H5921 the levy H4522 .
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15. Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains,
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15. And Solomon H8010 had H1961 threescore and ten H7657 thousand H505 that bore H5375 burdens H5449 , and fourscore H8084 thousand H505 hewers H2672 in the mountains H2022 ;
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16. not including his 3,300 deputies in charge of the work. They ruled over the people doing the work.
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16. Beside the chief H905 H4480 H8269 of Solomon H8010 's officers H5324 which H834 were over H5921 the work H4399 , three H7969 thousand H505 and three H7969 hundred H3967 , which ruled H7287 over the people H5971 that wrought H6213 in the work H4399 .
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17. The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
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17. And the king H4428 commanded H6680 , and they brought H5265 great H1419 stones H68 , costly H3368 stones H68 , and hewed H1496 stones H68 , to lay the foundation H3245 of the house H1004 .
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18. 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.
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18. And Solomon H8010 's builders H1129 and Hiram H2438 's builders H1129 did hew H6458 them , and the stonesquarers H1382 : so they prepared H3559 timber H6086 and stones H68 to build H1129 the house H1004 .
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