1 Kings 5
1599 Geneva Bible
5 1 Hiram sendeth to Solomon, and Solomon to him, purposing to build the house of God. 6 He prepareth the stuff for the building. 13 The number of the workmen.
1 And Hiram king of [a]Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon, (for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father) because Hiram had ever loved David.
2 (A)And Solomon sent him to Hiram, saying,
3 Thou knowest 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 had put [b]them under the soles of his feet.
4 But now the Lord my God hath given me [c]rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary, nor evil to resist.
5 And behold, I purpose to build an house unto the Name of the Lord my God, (B)as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne for thee, he shall build an house unto my Name.
6 Now therefore command, that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon, and my servants shall be with thy servants, and unto thee will I give the [d]hire for thy servants, according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there are none among us, that can hew timber like unto the Sidonians.
7 ¶ And when [e]Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this mighty people.
8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things, for the which thou sentest unto me, and will accomplish all thy desire, concerning the cedar trees and fir trees.
9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea: and I will convey them by sea [f]in rafts unto the place that thou shalt show me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: now thou shalt do me a pleasure to minister food for [g]my family.
10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees, even his full desire.
11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand [h]measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of [i]beaten oil. Thus much gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
12 ¶ And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom as he (C)promised him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they [j]two made a covenant.
13 ¶ And King Solomon raised a sum out of all Israel, and the sum was thirty thousand men:
14 Whom he sent to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by course: they were a month in Lebanon, and two months at home. And (D)Adoniram was over the sum.
15 And Solomon had seventy thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand masons in the mountain,
16 Besides the [k]princes, whom Solomon appointed over the work, even three thousand and three hundred, which ruled the people that wrought in the work.
17 And the King commanded them, and they brought great stones and costly stones to make the foundations of the house, even hewed stones.
18 And Solomon’s workmen, and the workmen of Hiram, and the [l]masons hewed and prepared timber and stones for the building of the house.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 5:1 Or, Zor.
- 1 Kings 5:3 Or, his enemies.
- 1 Kings 5:4 He declareth that he was bound to set forth God’s glory, forasmuch as the Lord had sent him rest and peace.
- 1 Kings 5:6 This was his equity, that he would not receive a benefit without some recompense.
- 1 Kings 5:7 In Hiram is prefigured the vocation of the Gentiles, who should help to build the Spiritual Temple.
- 1 Kings 5:9 Or, floats.
- 1 Kings 5:9 While my servants are occupied about thy business.
- 1 Kings 5:11 Hebrew, Kors.
- 1 Kings 5:11 Or, pure.
- 1 Kings 5:12 As touching the furniture of wood and vittles.
- 1 Kings 5:16 Or, masters of the work.
- 1 Kings 5:18 The Hebrew word is Giblim, which some say were excellent masons.
1 Kings 5
New King James Version
Solomon Prepares to Build the Temple(A)
5 Now (B)Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, (C)for Hiram had always loved David. 2 Then (D)Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:
3 (E)You know how my father David could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God (F)because of the wars which were fought against him on every side, until the Lord put [a]his foes under the soles of his feet.
4 But now the Lord my God has given me (G)rest[b] on every side; there is neither adversary nor [c]evil occurrence.
5 (H)And behold, [d]I propose to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, (I)as the Lord spoke to my father David, saying, “Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build the house for My name.”
6 Now therefore, command that they cut down (J)cedars for me from Lebanon; and my servants will be with your servants, and I will pay you wages for your servants according to whatever you say. For you know there is none among us who has skill to cut timber like the Sidonians.
7 So it was, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly and said,
Blessed be the Lord this day, for He has given David a wise son over this great people!
8 Then Hiram sent to Solomon, saying:
I have considered the message which you sent me, and I will do all you desire concerning the cedar and cypress logs.
9 My servants shall bring them down (K)from Lebanon to the sea; I will float them in rafts by sea to the place you indicate to me, and will have them broken apart there; then you can take them away. And you shall fulfill my desire (L)by giving food for my household.
10 Then Hiram gave Solomon cedar and cypress logs according to all his desire. 11 (M)And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand [e]kors of wheat as food for his household, and [f]twenty kors of pressed oil. Thus Solomon gave to Hiram year by year.
12 So the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, (N)as He had promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.
13 Then King Solomon raised up a labor force out of all Israel; and the labor force was thirty thousand men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month in shifts: they were one month in Lebanon and two months at home; (O)Adoniram was in charge of the labor force. 15 (P)Solomon had seventy thousand who carried burdens, and eighty thousand who quarried stone in the mountains, 16 besides three thousand [g]three hundred from the (Q)chiefs of Solomon’s deputies, who supervised the people who labored in the work. 17 And the king commanded them to quarry large stones, costly stones, and (R)hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the [h]temple. 18 So Solomon’s builders, Hiram’s builders, and the Gebalites quarried them; and they prepared timber and stones to build the [i]temple.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 5:3 Lit. them
- 1 Kings 5:4 peace
- 1 Kings 5:4 misfortune
- 1 Kings 5:5 Lit. I am saying
- 1 Kings 5:11 Each about 5 bushels
- 1 Kings 5:11 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX, Syr. twenty thousand kors
- 1 Kings 5:16 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX six hundred
- 1 Kings 5:17 Lit. house
- 1 Kings 5:18 Lit. house
1 Reyes 5
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Salomón y su imperio (2 Cr 9,26)
5 Salomón era soberano de todos los reinos desde el Éufrates hasta el país filisteo y la frontera de Egipto: todos le pagaban tributo y fueron sus vasallos durante toda su vida. 2 La provisión diaria de víveres de Salomón era de unas seis toneladas y media de flor de harina y unas trece toneladas de harina; 3 diez reses cebadas, veinte de pasto y cien corderos, además de ciervos, gacelas, corzos y aves de corral. 4 Salomón dominaba en toda la región occidental del Éufrates, desde Tifsaj hasta Gaza, y sobre todos los reyes al oeste del Éufrates, viviendo en paz con todos los territorios fronterizos. 5 Mientras vivió Salomón, Judá e Israel, desde Dan hasta Berseba, vivieron tranquilos, cada cual a la sombra de su parra y su higuera. 6 Salomón también tenía caballerizas para cuarenta mil caballos de tiro y doce mil de montar. 7 Los gobernadores antedichos abastecían, cada uno en su mes, al rey Salomón y a todos sus comensales, sin dejar que les faltase de nada. 8 También hacían llegar por turnos al lugar donde estuviera el rey, cebada y paja para los caballos de tiro y de montar.
Sabiduría y fama de Salomón
9 Dios concedió a Salomón una sabiduría y una inteligencia excepcionales y un corazón tan dilatado como las playas marinas. 10 La sabiduría de Salomón superó a la de todos los orientales y a toda la sabiduría de Egipto. 11 Llegó a ser más sabio que nadie, más que Etán, el indígena, y más que Hemán, Calcol y Dardá, los hijos de Majol; su fama se extendió por todas las naciones vecinas. 12 Salomón inventó tres mil proverbios y compuso cinco mil canciones. 13 Estudió las plantas, desde el cedro del Líbano hasta el musgo que brota en las tapias; y estudió también los animales, las aves, los reptiles y los peces. 14 La gente venía a escuchar la sabiduría de Salomón desde todos los pueblos, y de parte de todos los reyes de la tierra que oían hablar de ella.
Las construcciones de Salomón (5,15—9,28)
Tratado con Jirán de Tiro (2 Cr 2,2.11.17)
15 Jirán, rey de Tiro, se enteró de que Salomón había sucedido a su padre como rey y le envió embajadores, pues Jirán había sido amigo de David durante toda su vida. 16 Salomón, por su parte, mandó decir a Jirán:
17 — Tú sabes que mi padre David no pudo construir un Templo en honor del Señor, su Dios, a causa de las guerras en que se vio envuelto, hasta que el Señor, su Dios, sometió totalmente a sus enemigos. 18 Ahora, en cambio, el Señor, mi Dios, ha puesto paz en mis fronteras y no tengo enemigos ni graves amenazas. 19 Por eso, he decidido construir un Templo en honor del Señor, mi Dios, cumpliendo lo que dijo el Señor a mi padre David: “Tu hijo, al que haré tu sucesor en el trono, será quien construya un Templo en mi honor”. 20 Ordena, pues, que me corten cedros del Líbano. Mis servidores ayudarán a los tuyos y yo te pagaré el salario que me pidas por ellos, pues ya sabes que nosotros no tenemos taladores tan expertos como los sidonios.
21 Cuando Jirán escuchó el mensaje de Salomón, se alegró mucho y exclamó:
— ¡Bendito sea el Señor, que le ha dado a David un hijo sabio para gobernar a tan gran pueblo!
22 Luego Jirán mandó decir a Salomón:
— He recibido tu petición. Yo te prepararé toda la madera de cedro y de pino que quieras. 23 Mis servidores la bajarán desde el Líbano hasta el mar y haré que la transporten en almadías por el mar al lugar que me indiques. Allí desatarán las almadías y luego los tuyos se encargarán de acarrearla. Tú, por tu parte, me corresponderás, abasteciendo mi palacio de alimentos.
24 Jirán dio a Salomón toda la madera de cedro y de pino que quiso 25 y Salomón, por su parte, entregó a Jirán unas cuatro mil quinientas toneladas de trigo para alimento de su palacio y noventa hectólitros de aceite puro de oliva. Esto era lo que Salomón pagaba anualmente a Jirán. 26 El Señor, pues, concedió sabiduría a Salomón, tal como le había prometido. Jirán y Salomón vivieron en paz y firmaron un tratado.
Trabajos preparatorios
27 Salomón decretó un reclutamiento de trabajo obligatorio por todo Israel: reclutó a treinta mil hombres 28 y los envió al Líbano en turnos de diez mil por mes. Así, pasaban un mes en el Líbano y dos meses en casa. Adonirán estaba al mando del trabajo obligatorio. 29 Salomón tenía, además, setenta mil acarreadores y ochenta mil canteros en la montaña, 30 sin contar los tres mil trescientos capataces que tenía en las obras para supervisar a los trabajadores. 31 El rey mandó extraer bloques de piedra de buena calidad para cimentar el Templo con piedras labradas. 32 Los constructores de Salomón, los de Jirán y los guebalitas tallaron la piedra y prepararon la madera y la piedra para construir el Templo.
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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