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[1] Now Solomon decided to build a house for Yahweh’s name, and a house for his kingdom. [2] Solomon counted out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand men who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them. [3] Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, “As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build him a house in which to dwell, so deal with me. [4] Behold,§ I am about to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, to dedicate it to him, to burn before him incense of sweet spices, for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Yahweh our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel. [5] “The house which I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. [6] But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just to burn incense before him? [7] “Now therefore send me a man skillful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings, to be with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. [8] “Send me also cedar trees, cypress trees, and algum trees out of Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. Behold, my servants will be with your servants, [9] even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful. [10] Behold, I will give to your servants, the cutters who cut timber, twenty thousand corsⓘ of beaten wheat, twenty thousand bathsⓘ of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.” [11] Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, “Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them.” [12] Huram continued, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who would build a house for Yahweh and a house for his kingdom. [13] Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi,§ [14] the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of Tyre. He is skillful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, in timber, in purple, in blue, in fine linen, and in crimson, also to engrave any kind of engraving and to devise any device, that there may be a place appointed to him with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father. [15] “Now therefore, the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants; [16] and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you need. We will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa; then you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.” [17] Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, after the census with which David his father had counted them; and they found one hundred fifty-three thousand six hundred. [18] He set seventy thousand of them to bear burdens, eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred overseers to assign the people their work.
Footnotes
- “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
- 1 cor is the same as a homer, or about 55.9 U. S. gallons (liquid) or 211 liters or 6 bushels, so 20,000 cors of wheat would weigh about 545 metric tons
- 1 bath is one tenth of a cor, or about 5.6 U. S. gallons or 21 liters or 2.4 pecks. 20,000 baths of barley would weigh about 262 metric tons.
- or, Huram, my father
King James Version
[1] And SolomonH8010 determinedH559(QalImpf) to buildH1129(QalInf) an houseH1004 for the nameH8034 of the Lord,H3068 and an houseH1004 for his kingdom.H4438 [2] And SolomonH8010 told outH5608(QalImpf) threescore and tenH7657 thousandH505 menH376 to bear burdens,H5449 and fourscoreH8084 thousandH505 to hewH2672(QalActPtc) in the mountain,H2022 and threeH7969 thousandH505 and sixH8337 hundredH3967 to overseeH5329(PielPtc) them. [3] And SolomonH8010 sentH7971(QalImpf) to HuramH2361 the kingH4428 of Tyre,H6865 saying,H559(QalInf) As thou didst dealH6213(QalPerf) with DavidH1732 my father,H1 and didst sendH7971(QalImpf) him cedarsH730 to buildH1129(QalInf) him an houseH1004 to dwellH3427(QalInf) therein, [even so deal with me]. [4] Behold, I buildH1129(QalActPtc) an houseH1004 to the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 my God,H430 to dedicateH6942(HiphInf) [it] to him, [and] to burnH6999(HiphInf) beforeH6440 him sweetH5561 incense,H7004 and for the continualH8548 shewbread,H4635 and for the burnt offeringsH5930 morningH1242 and evening,H6153 on the sabbaths,H7676 and on the new moons,H2320 and on the solemn feastsH4150 of the LordH3068 our God.H430 This [is an ordinance] for everH5769 to Israel.H3478 [5] And the houseH1004 which I buildH1129(QalActPtc) [is] great:H1419 for greatH1419 [is] our GodH430 above all gods.H430 [6] But who is ableH6113(QalImpf) to buildH1129(QalInf) him an house,H1004 seeing the heavenH8064 and heavenH8064 of heavensH8064 cannot containH3557(PilpImpf) him? who [am] I then, that I should buildH1129(QalImpf) him an house,H1004 save onlyH518 to burn sacrificeH6999(HiphInf) beforeH6440 him? [7] SendH7971(QalImpv) me now therefore a manH376 cunningH2450 to workH6213(QalInf) in gold,H2091 and in silver,H3701 and in brass,H5178 and in iron,H1270 and in purple,H710 and crimson,H3758 and blue,H8504 and that can skillH3045(QalActPtc) to graveH6605(PielInf) with the cunning menH2450 that [are] with me in JudahH3063 and in Jerusalem,H3389 whom DavidH1732 my fatherH1 did provide.H3559(HiphPerf) [8] SendH7971(QalImpv) me also cedarH730 trees,H6086 fir trees,H1265 and algum trees,H418 out of Lebanon:H3844 for I knowH3045(QalPerf) that thy servantsH5650 can skillH3045(QalActPtc) to cutH3772(QalInf) timberH6086 in Lebanon;H3844 and, behold, my servantsH5650 [shall be] with thy servants,H5650 [9] Even to prepareH3559(HiphInf) me timberH6086 in abundance:H7230 for the houseH1004 which I am about to buildH1129(QalActPtc) [shall be] wonderfulH6381(HiphInf) great.H1419 [10] And, behold, I will giveH5414(QalPerf) to thy servants,H5650 the hewersH2404(QalActPtc) that cutH3772(QalActPtc) timber,H6086 twentyH6242 thousandH505 measuresH3734 of beatenH4347 wheat,H2406 and twentyH6242 thousandH505 measuresH3734 of barley,H8184 and twentyH6242 thousandH505 bathsH1324 of wine,H3196 and twentyH6242 thousandH505 bathsH1324 of oil.H8081 [11] Then HuramH2361 the kingH4428 of TyreH6865 answeredH559(QalImpf) in writing,H3791 which he sentH7971(QalImpf) to Solomon,H8010 Because the LordH3068 hath lovedH160 his people,H5971 he hath madeH5414(QalPerf) thee kingH4428 over them. [12] HuramH2361 saidH559(QalImpf) moreover, BlessedH1288(QalPasPtc) [be] the LordH3068 GodH430 of Israel,H3478 that madeH6213(QalPerf) heavenH8064 and earth,H776 who hath givenH5414(QalPerf) to DavidH1732 the kingH4428 a wiseH2450 son,H1121 enduedH3045(QalActPtc) with prudenceH7922 and understanding,H998 that might buildH1129(QalImpf) an houseH1004 for the Lord,H3068 and an houseH1004 for his kingdom.H4438 [13] And now I have sentH7971(QalPerf) a cunningH2450 man,H376 enduedH3045(QalActPtc) with understanding,H998 of HuramH2361 my father’s,H1 [14] The sonH1121 of a womanH802 of the daughtersH1323 of Dan,H1835 and his fatherH1 [was] a manH376 of Tyre,H6876 skilfulH3045(QalActPtc) to workH6213(QalInf) in gold,H2091 and in silver,H3701 in brass,H5178 in iron,H1270 in stone,H68 and in timber,H6086 in purple,H713 in blue,H8504 and in fine linen,H948 and in crimson;H3758 also to graveH6605(PielInf) any manner of graving,H6603 and to find outH2803(QalInf) every deviceH4284 which shall be putH5414(NiphImpf) to him, with thy cunning men,H2450 and with the cunning menH2450 of my lordH113 DavidH1732 thy father.H1 [15] Now therefore the wheat,H2406 and the barley,H8184 the oil,H8081 and the wine,H3196 which my lordH113 hath spokenH559(QalPerf) of, let him sendH7971(QalImpf) unto his servants:H5650 [16] And we will cutH3772(QalImpf) woodH6086 out of Lebanon,H3844 as much as thou shalt need:H6878 and we will bringH935(HiphImpf) it to thee in floatsH7513 by seaH3220 to Joppa;H3305 and thou shalt carry it upH5927(HiphImpf) to Jerusalem.H3389 [17] And SolomonH8010 numberedH5608(QalImpf) all the strangersH582 that [were] in the landH776 of Israel,H3478 afterH310 the numberingH5610 wherewith DavidH1732 his fatherH1 had numberedH5608(QalPerf) them; and they were foundH4672(NiphImpf) an hundredH3967 and fiftyH2572 thousandH505 and threeH7969 thousandH505 and sixH8337 hundred.H3967 [18] And he setH6213(QalImpf) threescore and tenH7657 thousandH505 of them [to be] bearers of burdens,H5449 and fourscoreH8084 thousandH505 [to be] hewersH2672(QalActPtc) in the mountain,H2022 and threeH7969 thousandH505 and sixH8337 hundredH3967 overseersH5329(PielPtc) to setH5647 the peopleH5971 a work.H5647(HiphInf)
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