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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Kings 5 Amplified Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_kings/5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_kings/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">AMP</a> > 1 Kings 5</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_kings/4.htm" title="1 Kings 4">◄</a> 1 Kings 5 <a href="../1_kings/6.htm" title="1 Kings 6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Amplified Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nas/esv/1_kings/5.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">Alliance with King Hiram</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always been a friend of David. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Then Solomon sent <i>word</i> to Hiram, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“You know that David my father could not build a house (temple) for the Name (Presence) of the LORD his God because of the wars which surrounded him, until the LORD put his enemies under his feet. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But now that the LORD my God has given me rest [from war] on every side, there is neither adversary nor misfortune [confronting me]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Behold, I intend to build a house (temple) to the Name of the LORD my God, just as the LORD said to my father David: ‘Your son whom I will put on your throne in your place shall build the house for My Name <i>and</i> Presence.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So now, command that they cut cedar trees from Lebanon for me, and my servants will join your servants, and I will give you whatever wages you set for your servants. For you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the men of Sidon.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day, who has given David a wise son [to be king] over this great people.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>So Hiram sent <i>word</i> to Solomon, saying, “I have heard <i>the message</i> which you sent to me; I will do everything you wish concerning the cedar and cypress timber. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>My servants will bring the logs down from Lebanon to the [Mediterranean] sea, and I will have them made into rafts <i>to go</i> by sea to the place (port) that you direct me; then I will have them broken up there, and you shall carry <i>them</i> away. Then you shall <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>return the favor by providing food for my household.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So Hiram gave Solomon all the cedar and cypress timber he desired, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>kors of wheat as food for his household, and 20 kors of pure [olive] oil. Solomon gave all these to Hiram each year. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The LORD gave Solomon wisdom, just as He promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty. <p class="hdg">Conscription of Laborers</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>King Solomon levied forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered 30,000 men. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He sent them to Lebanon, 10,000 a month in shifts; one month they were in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced laborers. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Solomon had 70,000 burden bearers (transporters) and 80,000 stonemasons in the hill country [of Judah], <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief deputies who were in charge of the project and who were in charge of the people doing the work. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The king gave orders, and they quarried great <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>stones, valuable stones, to lay the foundation of the house (temple) with cut stones. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the men of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>Gebal cut <i>and</i> chiseled <i>the stones,</i> and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house (temple).<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>fulfill my desire.</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> See note 4:22.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> These great foundation stones still exist. One of them is almost thirty-nine feet long; it is the chief cornerstone of the Dome of the Rock’s massive wall, placed in its present position 3,000 years ago. Markings on the stones represent the culture of Phoenicia, the region around Tyre from which Solomon received building materials for the temple.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> A city in Lebanon, ancient Byblos.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_kings/4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_kings/6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>