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World English Bible

1 Kings 5 (WEBP)

[1] Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father, and Hiram had always loved David.
[2] Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
[3] “You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of Yahweh his God because of the wars which were around him on every side, until Yahweh put his enemies under the soles of his feet.
[4] But now Yahweh my God has given me rest on every side. There is no enemy and no evil occurrence.
[5] Behold, I intend to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, as Yahweh spoke to David my father, saying, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place shall build the house for my name.’
[6] Now therefore command that cedar trees be cut for me out of Lebanon. My servants will be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you say. For you know that there is nobody among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”
[7] When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and said, “Blessed is Yahweh today, who has given to David a wise son to rule over this great people.”
[8] Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message which you have sent to me. I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning cypress timber.
[9] My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that you specify to me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and you will receive them. You will accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.”
[10] So Hiram gave Solomon cedar timber and cypress timber according to all his desire.
[11] Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat for food to his household, and twenty cors of pure oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year.
[12] Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.
[13] King Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
[14] He sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: for a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home; and Adoniram was over the men subject to forced labor.
[15] Solomon had seventy thousand who bore burdens, and eighty thousand who were stone cutters in the mountains,
[16] besides Solomon’s chief officers who were over the work: three thousand three hundred who ruled over the people who labored in the work.
[17] The king commanded, and they cut out large stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.
[18] Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites cut them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

1 Kings 5:11a 20,000 cors would be about 120,000 bushels or about 4.2 megaliters of wheat, which would weigh about 3,270 metric tons.
1 Kings 5:11b 20 cors is about 1,100 gallons or about 4220 liters.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Kings 5 (KJVS)

[1] And Hiram king of Tyre sent () his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard () that they had anointed () him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover () of David.
[2] And Solomon sent () to Hiram, saying, ()
[3] Thou knowest () how that David my father could () not build () an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, () until the Lord put () them under the soles of his feet.
[4] But now the Lord my God hath given me rest () on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
[5] And, behold, I purpose () to build () an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake () unto David my father, saying, () Thy son, whom I will set () upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build () an house unto my name.
[6] Now therefore command () thou that they hew () me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give () hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: () for thou knowest () that there is not among us any that can skill () to hew () timber like unto the Sidonians.
[7] And it came to pass, when Hiram heard () the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced () greatly, and said, () Blessed () be the Lord this day, which hath given () unto David a wise son over this great people.
[8] And Hiram sent () to Solomon, saying, () I have considered () the things which thou sentest () to me for: and I will do () all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
[9] My servants shall bring them down () from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey () them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint () me, and will cause them to be discharged () there, and thou shalt receive () them: and thou shalt accomplish () my desire, in giving () food for my household.
[10] So Hiram gave () Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
[11] And Solomon gave () Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave () Solomon to Hiram year by year.
[12] And the Lord gave () Solomon wisdom, as he promised () him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made () a league together.
[13] And king Solomon raised () a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
[14] And he sent () them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.
[15] And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare () burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers () in the mountains;
[16] beside the chief of Solomon’s officers () which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled () over the people that wrought () in the work.
[17] And the king commanded, () and they brought () great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation () of the house.
[18] And Solomon’s builders () and Hiram’s builders () did hew () them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared () timber and stones to build () the house.

1 Kings 5:5 Heb. say
1 Kings 5:6 Heb. say
1 Kings 5:8 Heb. heard
1 Kings 5:9 Heb. send
1 Kings 5:11 Heb. cors
1 Kings 5:13 Heb. tribute of men

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Kings 5 (BYZ)

[1] [5:15] και απεστειλεν χιραμ βασιλευς τυρου τους παιδας αυτου χρισαι τον σαλωμων αντι δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου οτι αγαπων ην χιραμ τον δαυιδ πασας τας ημερας
[2] [5:16] και απεστειλεν σαλωμων προς χιραμ λεγων
[3] [5:17] συ οιδας δαυιδ τον πατερα μου οτι ουκ εδυνατο οικοδομησαι οικον τω ονοματι κυριου θεου μου απο προσωπου των πολεμων των κυκλωσαντων αυτον εως του δουναι κυριον αυτους υπο τα ιχνη των ποδων αυτου
[4] [5:18] και νυν ανεπαυσε κυριος ο θεος μου εμοι κυκλοθεν ουκ εστιν επιβουλος και ουκ εστιν απαντημα πονηρον
[5] [5:19] και ιδου εγω λεγω οικοδομησαι οικον τω ονοματι κυριου θεου μου καθως ελαλησεν κυριος ο θεος προς δαυιδ τον πατερα μου λεγων ο υιος σου ον δωσω αντι σου επι τον θρονον σου ουτος οικοδομησει τον οικον τω ονοματι μου
[6] [5:20] και νυν εντειλαι και κοψατωσαν μοι ξυλα εκ του λιβανου και ιδου οι δουλοι μου μετα των δουλων σου και τον μισθον δουλειας σου δωσω σοι κατα παντα οσα εαν ειπης οτι συ οιδας οτι ουκ εστιν ημιν ειδως ξυλα κοπτειν καθως οι σιδωνιοι
[7] [5:21] και εγενηθη καθως ηκουσεν χιραμ των λογων σαλωμων εχαρη σφοδρα και ειπεν ευλογητος ο θεος σημερον ος εδωκεν τω δαυιδ υιον φρονιμον επι τον λαον τον πολυν τουτον
[8] [5:22] και απεστειλεν προς σαλωμων λεγων ακηκοα περι παντων ων απεσταλκας προς με εγω ποιησω παν θελημα σου ξυλα κεδρινα και πευκινα
[9] [5:23] οι δουλοι μου καταξουσιν αυτα εκ του λιβανου εις την θαλασσαν εγω θησομαι αυτα σχεδιας εως του τοπου ου εαν αποστειλης προς με και εκτιναξω αυτα εκει και συ αρεις και ποιησεις το θελημα μου του δουναι αρτους τω οικω μου
[10] [5:24] και ην χιραμ διδους τω σαλωμων κεδρους και παν θελημα αυτου
[11] [5:25] και σαλωμων εδωκεν τω χιραμ εικοσι χιλιαδας κορους πυρου και μαχιρ τω οικω αυτου και εικοσι χιλιαδας βεθ ελαιου κεκομμενου κατα τουτο εδιδου σαλωμων τω χιραμ κατ ενιαυτον
[12] [5:26] και κυριος εδωκεν σοφιαν τω σαλωμων καθως ελαλησεν αυτω και ην ειρηνη ανα μεσον χιραμ και ανα μεσον σαλωμων και διεθεντο διαθηκην ανα μεσον εαυτων
[13] [5:27] και ανηνεγκεν ο βασιλευς φορον εκ παντος ισραηλ και ην ο φορος τριακοντα χιλιαδες ανδρων
[14] [5:28] και απεστειλεν αυτους εις τον λιβανον δεκα χιλιαδες εν τω μηνι αλλασσομενοι μηνα ησαν εν τω λιβανω και δυο μηνας εν οικω αυτων και αδωνιραμ επι του φορου
[15] [5:29] και ην τω σαλωμων εβδομηκοντα χιλιαδες αιροντες αρσιν και ογδοηκοντα χιλιαδες λατομων εν τω ορει
[16] [5:30] χωρις αρχοντων των καθεσταμενων επι των εργων των σαλωμων τρεις χιλιαδες και εξακοσιοι επισταται οι ποιουντες τα εργα …
[18] [5:32] και ητοιμασαν τους λιθους και τα ξυλα τρια ετη

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