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1 Kings 5
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1And thus the officers provided king Solomon: and [they execute] every one in his month all the orders for the table of the king, they omit nothing. And they carried the barley and the straw for the horses and the chariots to the place where the king might be, each according to his charge.
1And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
2And these [were] the requisite supplies for Solomon: in one day thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of fine pounded meal,
2And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
3and ten choice calves, and twenty pastured oxen , and a hundred sheep, besides stags, and choice fatted does.
3Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
4For he had dominion on this side the river, and he was at peace on all sides round about .
4For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
9And the Lord gave understanding to Solomon, and very much wisdom, and enlargement of heart, as the sand on the seashore.
9And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
10And Solomon abounded greatly beyond the wisdom of all the ancients, and beyond all the wise men of Egypt.
10And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
11And he was wiser than all [other] men: and he was wiser than Gæthan the Zarite, and [than] Ænan, and [than] Chalcad and Darala the sons of Mal.
11For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
12And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were five thousand .
12And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
13And he spoke of trees, from the cedar in Libanus even to the hyssop which comes out through the wall: he spoke also of cattle, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fishes.
13And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
14And all the nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and [ambassadors] from all the kings of the earth, as many as heard of his wisdom. And Solomon took to himself the daughter of Pharao to wife, and brought her into the city of David until he had finished the house of the Lord, and his own house, and the wall of Jerusalem. Then went up Pharao the king of Egypt, and took Gazer, and burnt it and the Chananite dwelling in Mergab; and Pharao gave them as a dowry to his daughter the wife of Solomon: and Solomon rebuilt Gazer.
14And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
15And Chiram king of Tyre sent his servants to anoint Solomonin the room of David his father, because Chiram always loved David.
15And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
16And Solomon sent to Chiram, saying,
16And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
17Thou knewest my father David, that he could not build a house to the name of the Lord my God because of the wars that compassed him about , until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
17Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
18And now the Lord my God has given me rest round about; there is no one plotting against [me], and there is no evil trespass [against me].
18But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
19And, 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, Thy sonwhom I will set on thy throne in thy place, he shall build a house to my name.
19And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
20And now command, and let [men] cut wood for me out of Libanus: and, behold, my servants [shall be] with thy servants, and I will give thee the wages of thy service, according to all that thou shalt say, because thou knowest that we have no one skilled in cutting timber like the Sidonians.
20Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.
21And 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.
21And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
22And he sent to Solomon, saying, I have listened concerning all that thou hast sent to me for: I will do all thy will: [as for] timber of cedarand fir,
22And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
23my servants shall bring them down from Libanus to the sea: I will form them [into] rafts, [and bring them] to the place which thou shalt send to me [about]; and I will land them there, and thou shalt take [them] up: and thou shalt do my will, in giving bread to my household.
23My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
24So Chiram gave to Solomon cedars, and fir trees, and all his desire.
24So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
25And Solomon gave to Chiram twenty thousand measures of wheat as food for his house, and twenty thousand baths of beaten oilthus Solomon gave to Chiram yearly.
25And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
26And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon as he promised him; and there was peace between Chiram and Solomon, and they made a covenant between them.
26And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
27And the king raised a levy out of all Israel, and the levy was thirty thousand men.
27And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
28And 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.
28And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.
29And Solomon had seventy thousand bearers of burdens, and eighty thousand hewers of stone in the mountain;
29And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
30besides the rulers that were appointed over the works of Solomon, [there were] three thousand six hundred masters who wrought in the works.
30Beside the chief of Solomon’s officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
32And they prepared the stones and the timber [during] three years.
32And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.