1 Kings 5
21st Century King James Version
5 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon, for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father; for Hiram ever loved David.
2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
3 “Thou knowest how David my father could not build a house unto the name of the Lord his God because of the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
4 But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrence.
5 And behold, I purpose to build a house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spoke unto David my father, saying, ‘Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy stead, he shall build a house unto My name.’
6 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 has skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.”
7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the Lord this day, who hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.”
8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have considered the things for which thou sentest to me, and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar and concerning timber of fir.
9 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.”
10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
11 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.
12 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.
13 And King Solomon raised a tribute of men out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
14 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.
15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand who bore burdens and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains,
16 besides the chief of Solomon’s officers who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who ruled over the people who wrought in the work.
17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
18 And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the stone squarers hewed them. So they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
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 Kungaboken 5
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Salomo bygger templet
Förberedelser för tempelbygget
(2 Krön 2:1-18)
5 Kung Hiram från Tyros hade alltid varit Davids vän. När han fick höra att Salomo hade smorts till kung efter sin far, sände han sina tjänare till Salomo.
2 Salomo sände tillbaka detta budskap till Hiram:
3 ”Du vet att på grund av krig och hot från alla sidor kunde min far inte bygga ett tempel åt Herrens, sin Guds, namn förrän Herren lagt alla fiender under hans fötter. 4 Men nu har Herren, min Gud, gett mig fred vid alla gränser, jag har inga fiender och ingen fara hotar. 5 Därför planerar jag nu att bygga ett tempel åt Herrens, min Guds, namn, precis som Herren talade till min far David: ’Din son ska bli din efterträdare på tronen och bygga ett tempel åt mitt namn.’
6 Ge nu order om att man ska hugga ner cedrar åt mig från Libanon. Mina män ska arbeta tillsammans med dina. Jag ska betala vilken lön du än begär, för som du vet finns det ingen bland oss som är lika skicklig att hugga timmer som sidonierna.”
7 Hiram kände sig mycket nöjd med Salomos meddelande. ”Pris ske Herren som gett David en sådan vis son till kung över detta stora folk”, sa han. 8 Han svarade Salomo:
”Jag har tagit emot ditt meddelande och jag ska göra allt som du har bett mig och förse dig med både cedrar och cypresser. 9 Mina män ska föra virket från Libanon ner till havet för att sedan flotta det utmed kusten och leverera det dit du vill ha det. Jag löser upp flottarna där och så får du ta dem därifrån. Vad beträffar ersättningen, så kan du betala med livsmedel till mitt hushåll.”
10 Hiram skaffade alltså Salomo allt det virke av ceder och cypress som han önskade 11 och som betalning sände Salomo till hans hushåll 60 000 kubik vete och 6 000 liter[a] av den finaste olivoljan. Detta gav Salomo Hiram år efter år. 12 Herren uppfyllde sitt löfte och gav Salomo vishet. Och mellan Hiram och Salomo rådde fred och de slöt ett förbund med varandra.
13 Salomo inkallade 30 000 arbetare från hela Israel till arbetet. 14 Salomo lät dem arbeta i skift om 10 000 man, en månad i Libanon och två månader hemma. Adoniram övervakade arbetet. 15 Salomo hade 70 000 bärare och 80 000 stenhuggare i bergen. 16 3 300[b] förmän övervakade och ledde arbetet. 17 På kung Salomos order bröt man stora stenblock av yppersta kvalité för att templets grund skulle kunna läggas med huggen sten. 18 Salomos och Hirams hantverkare och män från Geval högg timret och avpassade virket och stenblocken för tempelbygget.
Footnotes
- 5:11 Enligt den masoretiska texten 20 000 kor vete och 20 kor av den finaste olivoljan Beräkningen är gjord på motsvarande sätt som i 4:22, se not där. Jfr 2 Krön 2:10. Enligt Septuaginta var också mängden olivolja 20 000 kor, alltså lika mycket som vete.
- 5:16 Enligt vissa Septuaginta-handskrifter 3 600; se även 2 Krön 2:2,18.
1 Kings 5
International Standard Version
Preparations to Build the Temple(A)
5 [a]King Hiram of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he learned that Solomon[b] had been anointed king to replace his father, because Hiram had been David’s lifelong friend.[c] 2 Solomon sent this message to Hiram:
3 “You know that my father David was unable to build a temple dedicated to[d] the Lord his God because he was busy fighting wars all around him until the Lord defeated his enemies. 4 But now the Lord has given me rest all around, since I have neither foreign adversaries nor domestic crises. 5 So now I’m planning to build a temple dedicated to[e] the Lord my God, just as the Lord told my father when he said, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne to replace you, will build the Temple dedicated to me.’[f] 6 Now therefore please order that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My servants will work with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, because you know there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians do.”
7 As soon as Hiram received the message from Solomon, he became so ecstatic that he exclaimed, “Blessed be the Lord today, who has given David a wise son to rule this great people!” Then he sent this message to Solomon:
8 “I have read the letter that you sent me. I’ll do what you’ve asked about the cedar and cypress timber. 9 My servants will transport them from Lebanon to the sea, where we’ll make them into rafts and float them by sea to the port that you tell me to send them. We’ll have them prepared for transport there and then you can carry them from there. You can meet my needs by providing provisions for my household.”
10 That’s how Hiram came to provide Solomon as much cedar and cypress timber as he needed. 11 In return, Solomon paid Hiram 20,000 kors of wheat as food for his household, and 20 kors of beaten oil. Solomon provided this amount every year during the construction.[g]
12 The Lord continued giving Solomon wisdom, just as he had promised, and Hiram and Solomon entered into a peace treaty between themselves.
Conscripted Labor for the Building Program
13 King Solomon conscripted laborers from throughout Israel. The work force numbered 30,000 men. 14 He sent 10,000 men to Lebanon in shifts lasting one month. They worked one month in Lebanon for every two months they worked at home. Adoniram was placed in charge of the conscripted labor. 15 Solomon also employed 70,000 heavy-lift workers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country. 16 Solomon also employed 3,300 officials to supervise the work and to manage the people employed in the construction. 17 The king specified that large, expensive stones be quarried so the foundation of the Temple could be laid with cut stones. 18 As a result, Solomon’s builders worked with Hiram’s builders, accompanied by the Gebalites, to quarry the stone and to prepare the timber and other[h] stone for the Temple’s construction.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 5:1 This v. is 4:15 in MT, 5:2 is 4:16, and so on through 5:18, which is 4:32 in MT
- 1 Kings 5:1 Lit. he
- 1 Kings 5:1 Lit. David’s friend all his days
- 1 Kings 5:3 Lit. temple to the name of
- 1 Kings 5:5 Lit. temple to the name of
- 1 Kings 5:5 Lit. to my name
- 1 Kings 5:11 The Heb. lacks during the construction
- 1 Kings 5:18 The Heb. lacks other
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