But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, [so that there is] neither adversary nor evil occurrent (5:4)

And, 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 (5:5)

Now 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 (5:6)

And 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 (5:7)

And 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 (5:8)

My 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 (5:9)

So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees [according to] all his desire (5:10)

And 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 (5:11)

And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together (5:12)

And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men (5:13)

And 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 (5:14)

And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; (5:15)

Beside 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 (5:16)

And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, [and] hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house (5:17)

And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew [them], and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house (5:18)

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