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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 Kungaboken 5
Svenska 1917
1 Kungaboken 5
Svenska 1917
5 Och Hiram, konungen i Tyrus, sände sina tjänare till Salomo, sedan han hade fått höra att denne hade blivit smord till konung efter sin fader; ty Hiram hade alltid varit Davids vän.
2 Och Salomo sände till Hiram och lät säga:
3 »Du vet själv att min fader David icke kunde bygga något hus åt HERRENS, sin Guds, namn, för de krigs skull med vilka fienderna runt omkring ansatte honom, till dess att HERREN lade dem under hans fötter
4 Men nu har HERREN, min Gud, låtit mig få ro på alla sidor; ingen motståndare finnes, och ingen olycka är på färde.
5 Därför tänker jag nu på att bygga ett hus åt HERRENS, min Guds, namn, såsom HERREN talade till min fader David, i det han sade: 'Din son, den som jag skall sätta på din tron efter dig, han skall bygga huset åt mitt namn.'
6 Så bjud nu att man hugger åt mig cedrar på Libanon. Härvid skola mina tjänare vara dina tjänare behjälpliga; och jag vill giva dig betalning för dina tjänares arbete, alldeles såsom du själv begär. Ty du vet själv att bland oss icke finnes någon som är så skicklig att hugga virke som sidonierna.»
7 Då nu Hiram hörde Salomos ord, blev han mycket glad; och han sade: »Lovad vare HERREN i dag, han som har givit David en så vis son till att regera över detta talrika folk!»
8 Och Hiram sände till Salomo och lät säga: »Jag har hört det budskap du har sänt till mig. Jag vill göra allt vad du begär i fråga om cederträ och cypressträ.
9 Mina tjänare skola föra virket från Libanon ned till havet, och jag skall låta lägga det i flottar på havet och föra det till det ställe som du anvisar mig, och lossa det där; men du må själv avhämta det. Du åter skall göra vad jag begär, nämligen förse mitt hus med livsmedel.»
10 Så gav då Hirom åt Salomo cederträ och cypressträ, så mycket han begärde.
11 Men Salomo gav åt Hiram tjugu tusen korer vete, till föda för hans hus, och tjugu korer olja av stötta oliver. Detta gav Salomo åt Hiram för vart år.
12 Och HERREN hade givit Salomo vishet, såsom han hade lovat honom. Och vänskap rådde mellan Hiram och Salomo; och de slöto förbund med varandra.
13 Och konung Salomo bådade upp arbetsfolk ur hela Israel, och arbetsfolket utgjorde trettio tusen man.
14 Dessa sände han till Libanon, tio tusen i vår månad, skiftevis, så att de voro en månad på Libanon och två månader hemma; och Adoniram hade uppsikten över de allmänna arbetena.
15 Och Salomo hade sjuttio tusen män som buro bördor, och åttio tusen som höggo sten i bergen,
16 förutom de överfogdar som av Salomo voro anställda över arbetet, tre tusen tre hundra, vilka hade befälet över folket som utförde arbetet.
17 Och på konungens befallning bröto de stora och dyrbara stenar, för att husets grund skulle kunna läggas med huggen sten,
18 Och Salomos byggningsmän och Hiroms byggningsmän och männen från Gebal höggo och tillredde både det trävirke och de stenar som behövdes till att bygga huset.
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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