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1 Kings 5
English Standard Version
1 Kings 5
English Standard Version
Preparations for Building the Temple
5 [a] Now (A)Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, (B)for Hiram always loved David. 2 And Solomon sent word to Hiram, 3 (C)“You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God (D)because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. 4 (E)But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary nor misfortune. 5 And so I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, (F)as the Lord said to David my father, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.’ 6 Now therefore command that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. And my servants will join your servants, and I will pay you for your servants such wages as you set, for you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”
7 As soon as Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given to David a wise son to be over this great people.” 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message that you have sent to me. I am ready to do all you desire in the matter of cedar and cypress timber. 9 My servants shall bring it down to the sea from Lebanon, and I will make it into rafts to go by sea to the place you direct. And I will have them broken up there, and you shall receive it. And you shall meet my wishes (G)by providing food for my household.” 10 So Hiram supplied Solomon with all the timber of cedar and cypress that he desired, 11 while Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 cors[b] of wheat as food for his household, and 20,000[c] cors of beaten oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year. 12 And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, (H)as he promised him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
13 King Solomon drafted (I)forced labor out of all Israel, and the draft numbered 30,000 men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, 10,000 a month in shifts. They would be a month in Lebanon and two months at home. (J)Adoniram was in charge of the draft. 15 Solomon also (K)had 70,000 burden-bearers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country, 16 besides Solomon's 3,300 (L)chief officers who were over the work, (M)who had charge of the people who carried on the work. 17 At the king's command (N)they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones. 18 So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and (O)the men of Gebal did the cutting and prepared the timber and the stone to build the house.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 5:1 Ch 5:15 in Hebrew
- 1 Kings 5:11 A cor was about 6 bushels or 220 liters
- 1 Kings 5:11 Septuagint; Hebrew twenty
1 Kings 5
New International Version
1 Kings 5
New International Version
Preparations for Building the Temple(A)
5 [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. 2 Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:
3 “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) 4 But now the Lord my God has given me rest(F) on every side, and there is no adversary(G) or disaster. 5 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)
6 “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.”
7 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.”
8 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. 9 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 Kings 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-18 is numbered 5:15-32.
- 1 Kings 5:11 That is, probably about 3,600 tons or about 3,250 metric tons
- 1 Kings 5:11 Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 2:10); Hebrew twenty cors
- 1 Kings 5:11 That is, about 120,000 gallons or about 440,000 liters
- 1 Kings 5:16 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 2:2,18) thirty-six hundred
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Tempelbygget förbereds
5 (A) När kung Hiram[a] i Tyrus fick höra att Salomo blivit smord till kung efter sin far, sände han sina tjänare till Salomo. Hiram hade alltid varit Davids vän. 2 Och Salomo sände bud till Hiram och lät säga: 3 ”Du vet själv att min far David inte kunde bygga ett hus åt Herren sin Guds namn på grund av de krig han tvingades utkämpa på alla sidor tills Herren hade lagt hans fiender under hans fötter. 4 Men nu har Herren min Gud låtit mig få ro på alla sidor. Ingen motståndare finns, och ingen olycka nalkas. 5 (B) Nu tänker jag bygga ett hus åt Herren min Guds namn, så som Herren talade till min far David när han sade: Din son som jag ska sätta på din tron efter dig, han ska bygga huset åt mitt namn. 6 Befall nu att man hugger cedrar på Libanon åt mig. Mina tjänare ska arbeta tillsammans med dina, och jag ska betala dig allt du begär för dina tjänares arbete. Du vet ju att det inte finns någon hos oss som kan hugga virke som sidonierna.”
7 (C) När Hiram hörde Salomos ord blev han mycket glad, och han sade: ”Välsignad är Herren i dag, som har gett David en vis son att regera över detta stora folk!” 8 Hiram sände bud till Salomo och lät säga: ”Jag har hört budskapet du sände till mig. Jag ska göra allt du önskar i fråga om cederträ[b] och cypressträ. 9 Mina tjänare ska föra virket från Libanon ner till havet. Jag ska låta dem lägga virket i flottar på havet och föra det till det ställe du anvisar mig och lossa det där. Men du får själv hämta det. Du i din tur ska göra vad jag önskar och förse mitt hus med livsmedel.” 10 Hiram gav Salomo cederträ och cypressträ, så mycket han önskade. 11 Och Salomo gav Hiram 20 000 korer vete[c] till mat för hans hushåll och tjugo korer olja[d] av stötta oliver. Detta gav Salomo till Hiram varje år. 12 (D) Herren gav Salomo vishet som han hade lovat honom. Det rådde fred mellan Hiram och Salomo, och de slöt förbund med varandra.
13 Kung Salomo kallade samman en arbetsstyrka ur hela Israel, och den utgjorde 30 000 man. 14 (E) Han sände dem till Libanon, 10 000 för varje månad i skift, så att de var en månad i Libanon och två månader hemma. Adoniram hade uppsikt över de allmänna arbetena. 15 (F) Salomo hade 70 000 man som bar bördor och 80 000 som högg sten i bergen. 16 Därtill kom de 3 300 högre arbetsledare som var anställda av Salomo för arbetet och ledde folket som utförde arbetet. 17 På kungens befallning bröt man stora och dyrbara stenar för att husets grund skulle kunna läggas med huggen sten. 18 (G) Salomos byggnadsarbetare, Hirams byggnadsarbetare och folket från Gebal högg och beredde trävirke och stenar till huset.
Footnotes
- 5:1 Hiram Regerade ca 980-947 f Kr. Hade hjälpt David när han byggde sitt palats (2 Sam 5:11).
- 5:8 cederträ Berömt barrträ rikt på kåda, vilket skyddar mot insekter och ger en behaglig doft.
- 5:11 20 000 korer vete Ca 4,5 miljoner liter eller dagsransoner. Det sjöfarande Tyrus (9:27) var beroende av att importera mat, även under nytestamentlig tid (Apg 12:20).
- 5:11 tjugo korer olja Ca 4 500 liter. Andra handskrifter (Septuaginta): ”tjugotusen bat-mått olja” (ca 450 000 liter). Oliver stötta i mortel gav den bästa kvaliteten.
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