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David’s friend all his days">c</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Solomon sent this message to Hiram:</p> <p class="doubleindent margintop marginbot"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“You know that my father David was unable to build a temple dedicated to<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:3 Lit. temple to the name of">d</a></span> the LORD his God because he was busy fighting wars all around him until the LORD defeated his enemies. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But now the LORD has given me rest all around, since I have neither foreign adversaries nor domestic crises. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>So now I’m planning to build a temple dedicated to<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:5 Lit. temple to the name of">e</a></span> the LORD my God, just as the LORD told my father when he said, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne to replace you, will build the Temple dedicated to me.’<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:5 Lit. to my name">f</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Now therefore please order that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My servants will work with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, because you know there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians do.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>As soon as Hiram received the message from Solomon, he became so ecstatic that he exclaimed, “Blessed be the LORD today, who has given David a wise son to rule this great people!” Then he sent this message to Solomon:</p> <p class="doubleindent margintop marginbot"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“I have read the letter that you sent me. I’ll do what you’ve asked about the cedar and cypress timber. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>My servants will transport them from Lebanon to the sea, where we’ll make them into rafts and float them by sea to the port that you tell me to send them. We’ll have them prepared for transport there and then you can carry them from there. You can meet my needs by providing provisions for my household.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>That’s how Hiram came to provide Solomon as much cedar and cypress timber as he needed. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>In return, Solomon paid Hiram 20,000 kors of wheat as food for his household, and 20 kors of beaten oil. Solomon provided this amount every year during the construction.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:11 The Heb. lacks during the construction">g</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The LORD continued giving Solomon wisdom, just as he had promised, and Hiram and Solomon entered into a peace treaty between themselves.</p> <p class="heading">Conscripted Labor for the Building Program</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>King Solomon conscripted laborers from throughout Israel. The work force numbered 30,000 men. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He sent 10,000 men to Lebanon in shifts lasting one month. They worked one month in Lebanon for every two months they worked at home. Adoniram was placed in charge of the conscripted labor. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Solomon also employed 70,000 heavy-lift workers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Solomon also employed 3,300 officials to supervise the work and to manage the people employed in the construction. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The king specified that large, expensive stones be quarried so the foundation of the Temple could be laid with cut stones. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_kings/5-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>As a result, Solomon’s builders worked with Hiram’s builders, accompanied by the Gebalites, to quarry the stone and to prepare the timber and other<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:18 The Heb. lacks other">h</a></span> stone for the Temple’s construction.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 5:1 This v. is 4:15 in MT, 5:2 is 4:16, and so on through 5:18, which is 4:32 in MT<br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 5:1 Lit. <i>he</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 5:1 Lit. <i>David’s friend all his days</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 5:3 Lit. <i>temple to the name of</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 5:5 Lit. <i>temple to the name of</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 5:5 Lit. <i>to my name</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 5:11 The Heb. lacks <i>during the construction</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 5:18 The Heb. lacks <i>other</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></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></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/1_kings/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>