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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</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></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="/bmc//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="/1_kings/">1 Kings</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 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 align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/1_kings/5.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_kings/5.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_kings/5.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/1_kings/5.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/5.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/1_kings/5.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/5.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Preparations for the Temple<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../2_chronicles/2.htm">2 Chronicles 2:1–10</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David. <A name="3"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram: <A name="4"></a><p class="tab1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis. <A name="6"></a><p class="tab1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’ <A name="7"></a><p class="tab1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.” <A name="8"></a><p class="hdg">Hiram’s Reply to Solomon<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../2_chronicles/2.htm#11">2 Chronicles 2:11–18</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!” <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: <p class="tab1stline">“I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> timber. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.” <A name="11"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted, <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <A name="13"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <A name="14"></a><p class="hdg">Solomon’s Labor Force<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor. <A name="16"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>not including his 3,300<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> foremen who supervised the workers. <A name="18"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>pine</i><span class="thin"> </span> or <i>juniper</i><span class="thin"> </span> or <i>fir</i><span class="thin"> </span>; also in verse 10<br><span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> That is, the Mediterranean Sea, also called the Great Sea<br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <i>20,000 cors</i><span class="thin"> </span> is approximately 124,800 bushels or 4.4 million liters (probably about 3,800 tons or 3,400 metric tons of wheat).<br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> LXX (see also <a href="../2_chronicles/2.htm#10">2 Chronicles 2:10</a>); <i>20,000 baths</i><span class="thin"> </span> is approximately 116,000 gallons or 440,000 liters of olive oil; Hebrew <i>twenty cors of pure oil</i><span class="thin"> </span> or <i>twenty cors of pressed oil</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">12</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Forms of the Hebrew <i>berit</i><span class="thin"> </span> are translated in most passages as <i>covenant</i><span class="thin"> </span>.<br><span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts <i>3,600</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see <a href="../2_chronicles/2.htm#18">2 Chronicles 2:18</a>.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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