1Kgs 5
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And Chiram king of Tyre sent his servants to anoint Solomon in the room of David his
father, because Chiram always loved David.
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And Solomon sent to Chiram, saying,
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You knew Or, that my father David, etc. my father David, that he could not build a house to the name of the Lord my God Gr.
from the face of; Hebraism because of the wars that compassed him about, until the Lord put them under the Or, steps soles
of his feet.
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And now the Lord my God has given me rest round about; there is no one plotting against
me, and there is no Alex. apanthma; See sunanthmata, Ex 9:14 evil trespass against me.
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And, behold, I intend to build a house to the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord
God spoke to my father David, saying, Your son whom I will set on your throne in your
place, he shall build a house to my name.
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And now command, and let men cut wood for me out of Libanus: and, behold, my servants
shall be with your servants, and I will give you the wages of your service, according
to all that you shall say, because you know that we have no one skilled in cutting
timber like the Sidonians.
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And it came to pass, as soon as Chiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced
greatly, and said, Blessed be God to-day, who has given to David a wise son over this
numerous people.
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And he sent to Solomon, saying, I have listened concerning all that you have sent
to me for: I will do all your will: as for timber of cedar and fir,
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my servants shall bring them down from Libanus to the sea: I will form them into rafts,
and bring them to the place which you shall send to me about; and I will Lit. shake them off land them there, and you shall
take them up: and you shall do my will, in giving
bread to my household.
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So Chiram gave to Solomon cedars, and fir trees, and all his desire.
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And Solomon gave to Chiram twenty thousand measures of wheat as Some read macal, or macay, as if from tlkm cibus food for
his house, and twenty thousand baths of beaten oil thus Solomon gave to
Chiram yearly.
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And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon as he Gr. spoke to him promised him; and there was peace between Chiram and Solomon, and
they made a covenant
between them.
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And the king raised Gr. tribute, etc. a levy out of all Israel, and the levy was thirty thousand men.
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And he sent them to Libanus, ten thousand taking turn every month: they were a month
in Libanus and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.
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And Solomon had seventy thousand bearers of burdens, and eighty thousand hewers of
stone in the mountain;
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besides the rulers that were appointed over the works of Solomon, there were three
thousand Heb. 300; Alex. 500. six hundred Heb. and Alex. overseers of the people masters who wrought in the works.
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Alex. And the king commanded and they brought great stones, precious stones for the
foundation of the house, and unhewn stones.1) Gr. bring
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And they prepared the stones and the timber during three years.