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And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to 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.
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And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
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You know how that David my father could not build a house for the name of YHWH his
God for the wars which were about him on every side, until YHWH put them under the
soles of his feet.
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But now YHWH my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor
evil occurrence.
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And, behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of YHWH my God, as YHWH spoke
to David my father, saying, Your son, whom I will set upon your throne in your room,
he shall build the house for my name.
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Now therefore command you that they cut me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants
shall be with your servants; and I will give you hire for your servants according
to all that you shall say: for you know that there is not among us any that knows
how to cut timber like to the Sidonians.
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And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly,
and said, Blessed be YHWH this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great
people.
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And 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 timber
of fir.
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My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will make them into
rafts to go by sea to the place that you shall appoint me, and will cause them to
be broken up there, and you shall receive them; and you shall accomplish my desire,
in giving food for my household.
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So Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of fir according to all his desire.
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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.
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And YHWH gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram
and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
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And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand
men.
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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 men subject to taskwork.
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And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand
that were hewers in the mountains;
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besides Solomon`s chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three
hundred, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
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And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the
foundation of the house with wrought stone.
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And Solomon`s builders and Hiram`s builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and
prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.