1 KingsJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShare1 Kings 5Darby - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹1 Kings 11 Kings 21 Kings 31 Kings 41 Kings 51 Kings 61 Kings 71 Kings 81 Kings 91 Kings 101 Kings 111 Kings 121 Kings 131 Kings 141 Kings 151 Kings 161 Kings 171 Kings 181 Kings 191 Kings 201 Kings 211 Kings 22›1 Kings 5ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father; for Hiram always loved David. 2And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3Thou knowest that David my father could not build a house unto the name of Jehovah hisGod, because of the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet. 4But now Jehovah myGod has given me rest on every side: there is neither adversary nor evil event. 5And behold, I purpose to build a house unto the name of Jehovah myGod, as Jehovah spoke to David my father saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy stead, he shall build a house unto my name. 6And now command that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say; for thou knowest that there is not among us any that are experienced in cutting timber like to the Zidonians. 7And it came to pass when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be Jehovah this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people. 8And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the things which thou sentest to me for: I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of cypress. 9My servants shall bring [them] down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will convey them by sea [in] rafts to the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them. And thou shalt accomplish my desire in giving food for my household. 10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar-trees and cypress-trees [according to] all his desire. 11And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat as food for his household, and twenty measures of beaten oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 12And Jehovah gave Solomon wisdom as he promised him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league. 13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 14And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; a month they were in Lebanon, two months at home; and Adoniram was over the levy. 15And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand stone-masons in the mountains; 16besides the overseers whom Solomon had set over the work, three thousand three hundred, who ruled over the people that wrought in the work. 17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Giblites hewed them, and prepared timber and stones to build the house. ‹Previous chapter1 Kings 4Next chapter1 Kings 6›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Versions1 Kings 5 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain