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And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth his servants unto Solomon, for he heard that they had anointed him for king instead of his father, for Hiram was a lover of David all the days;

and Solomon sendeth unto Hiram, saying,

`Thou hast known David my father, that he hath not been able to build a house to the name of Jehovah his God, because of the wars that have been round about him, till Jehovah's putting them under the soles of his feet.

`And now, Jehovah my God hath given rest to me round about, there is no adversary nor evil occurrence,

and lo, I am saying to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son whom I appoint in thy stead on thy throne, he doth build the house for My name.

`And now, command, and they cut down for me cedars out of Lebanon, and my servants are with thy servants, and the hire of thy servants I give to thee according to all that thou sayest, for thou hast known that there is not among us a man acquainted with cutting wood, like the Sidonians.'

And it cometh to pass at Hiram's hearing the words of Solomon, that he rejoiceth exceedingly, and saith, `Blessed [is] Jehovah to-day, who hath given to David a wise son over this numerous people.'

And Hiram sendeth unto Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou hast sent unto me, I do all thy desire concerning cedar-wood, and fir-wood,

my servants bring down from Lebanon to the sea, and I make them floats in the sea unto the place that thou sendest unto me, and I have spread them out there; and thou dost take [them] up, and thou dost execute my desire, to give the food of my house.'

10 And Hiram is giving to Solomon cedar-trees, and fir-trees, all his desire,

11 and Solomon hath given to Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat, food for his house, and twenty cors of beaten oil; thus doth Solomon give to Hiram year by year.

12 And Jehovah hath given wisdom to Solomon as He spake to him, and there is peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they make a covenant both of them.

13 And king Solomon lifteth up a tribute out of all Israel, and the tribute is thirty thousand men,

14 and he sendeth them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month, by changes, a month they are in Lebanon, two months in their own house; and Adoniram [is] over the tribute.

15 And king Solomon hath seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain,

16 apart from the heads of the officers of Solomon, who [are] over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who are working in the business.

17 And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;

18 and the builders of Solomon, and the builders of Hiram, and the Giblites hew, and prepare the wood and the stones to build the house.

Preparations for Building the Temple(A)

[a]When Hiram(B) king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David. Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:

“You know that because of the wars(C) waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build(D) a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.(E) But now the Lord my God has given me rest(F) on every side, and there is no adversary(G) or disaster. I intend, therefore, to build a temple(H) for the Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord told my father David, when he said, ‘Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name.’(I)

“So give orders that cedars(J) of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians.”

When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was greatly pleased and said, “Praise be to the Lord(K) today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

So Hiram sent word to Solomon:

“I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and juniper logs. My men will haul them down from Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea(L), and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate them and you can take them away. And you are to grant my wish by providing food(M) for my royal household.”

10 In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted, 11 and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors[b] of wheat as food(N) for his household, in addition to twenty thousand baths[c][d] of pressed olive oil. Solomon continued to do this for Hiram year after year. 12 The Lord gave Solomon wisdom,(O) just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.(P)

13 King Solomon conscripted laborers(Q) from all Israel—thirty thousand men. 14 He sent them off to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousand a month, so that they spent one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram(R) was in charge of the forced labor. 15 Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hills, 16 as well as thirty-three hundred[e] foremen(S) who supervised the project and directed the workers. 17 At the king’s command they removed from the quarry(T) large blocks of high-grade stone(U) to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple. 18 The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram(V) and workers from Byblos(W) cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-18 is numbered 5:15-32.
  2. 1 Kings 5:11 That is, probably about 3,600 tons or about 3,250 metric tons
  3. 1 Kings 5:11 Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 2:10); Hebrew twenty cors
  4. 1 Kings 5:11 That is, about 120,000 gallons or about 440,000 liters
  5. 1 Kings 5:16 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 2:2,18) thirty-six hundred

Ang Paghahanda sa Pagpapatayo ng Templo(A)

Matagal nang magkaibigan si Haring Hiram ng Tyre at si Haring David. Kaya nang mabalitaan ni Hiram na pinalitan ni Solomon ang ama niyang si David bilang hari, nagpadala siya ng mga opisyal kay Solomon. Pagkatapos, nagpadala si Solomon ng mensahe kay Hiram:

“Nalalaman mong hindi nakapagpatayo ang aking amang si David ng templo para sa Panginoon na kanyang Dios dahil palagi siyang nakikipaglaban sa mga kalabang bansa sa palibot. Hindi siya makakapagpatayo nito hanggang hindi pa ipinapatalo sa kanya ng Panginoon ang lahat ng kanyang kalaban. Pero ngayon ay binigyan ako ng Panginoon na aking Dios ng kapayapaan sa paligid, wala na akong mga kalaban at wala na ring panganib. Kaya naisip ko na magpatayo na ng templo para sa karangalan ng Panginoon na aking Dios, ayon sa sinabi ng Panginoon sa aking amang si David. Ito ang kanyang sinabi, ‘Ang iyong anak, na ipapalit ko sa iyo bilang hari ang siyang magpapatayo ng templo para sa karangalan ng aking pangalan.’

“Kaya iutos mo sa iyong mga tauhan na pumutol ng mga puno ng sedro sa Lebanon para sa akin. Patutulungin ko sa kanila ang mga tauhan ko at uupahan ko ang mga tauhan mo ayon sa gusto mo. At alam mo rin na wala talaga kaming tao na mahusay pumutol ng mga puno tulad ng mga tauhan mong Sidoneo.”

Tuwang-tuwa si Hiram nang matanggap niya ang mensahe ni Solomon. Sinabi niya, “Purihin natin ang Panginoon sa araw na ito, dahil binigyan niya si David ng matalinong anak para pamahalaan ang makapangyarihang bansang ito!” Kaya nagpadala si Hiram ng mensahe kay Solomon na nagsasabi:

“Natanggap ko ang ipinadala mong mensahe, at ibibigay ko sa iyo ang mga kailangan mong kahoy na sedro at sipres.[a] Hahakutin ito ng mga tauhan ko mula sa Lebanon hanggang sa dagat at gagawin nila itong parang balsa, at palulutangin papunta sa lugar na pipiliin mo. At doon ito kakalagin ng mga tauhan ko at kayo na ang bahalang kumuha nito. Bilang kabayaran, bigyan mo ako ng pagkain para sa mga tauhan ko sa palasyo.”

10 Pinadalhan nga ni Hiram si Solomon ng lahat ng kahoy na sedro at sipres na kailangan niya. 11 At pinadalhan naman ni Solomon si Hiram ng 60,000 sakong trigo at 110,000 galong langis ng olibo bawat taon. 12 Binigyan ng Panginoon si Solomon ng karunungan ayon sa kanyang ipinangako. Maganda ang relasyon nina Solomon at Hiram, at gumawa sila ng kasunduan na hindi sila maglalaban.

13 Pagkatapos, sapilitang pinagtrabaho ni Haring Solomon ang 30,000 tao mula sa buong Israel. 14 Pinagpangkat sila ayon sa bilang na 10,000 bawat isang pangkat at ipinapadala sa Lebanon bawat buwan. Kaya ang bawat grupo ay isang buwan sa Lebanon at dalawang buwan sa kanilang lugar. Si Adoniram ang tagapamahala ng mga trabahador na ito. 15 May 70,000 tao si Solomon na tagahakot ng mga materyales at 80,000 tao na tagatabas ng bato sa kabundukan. 16 Mayroon din siyang 3,300 kapatas na namamahala sa trabaho at mga trabahador. 17 At sa utos niya, nagtabas sila ng malalakiʼt magagandang uri ng bato para sa pundasyon ng templo. 18 Kaya inihanda ng mga tauhan nina Solomon at Hiram, kasama ng mga taga-Gebal,[b] ang mga bato at mga kahoy para sa pagpapatayo ng templo.

Footnotes

  1. 5:8 sipres: o, “pine tree.”
  2. 5:18 Gebal: Kinalaunan, ang lugar na ito ay tinatawag na Biblos.