1 Kings 5

And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him as king in place of his father, for Hiram was a friend to David all of the days.

And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

“You, you know David my father, that he was not able to build a house for the name of God his God from the face of the warfare {with} which they surrounded him until God put them under the soles of his foot. \*

And now God my God has given rest to me from all around. There is no adversary, and there is no evil occurrence.

And behold me, saying to build a house for the name of God my God, just as God spoke to David my father, saying, ‘Your son, whom I will put in your place on your throne, he, he will build the house for my name.’ \*

And now, command, and may they cut for me cedars from Lebanon, and may my servants be with your servants, and I will give to you the wage of your servants according to all that you say. For you, you know that {there is} no man among us knowing {how} to cut trees like the Sidonians.” \*

And it happened, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly. And he said, “Blessed {be} God today, who has given to David a wise son over this numerous people.”

And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have heard what you sent to me. I, I will do all of your desire with the trees of cedar and with the trees of cypress. \*

And my servants will bring down from Lebanon to the sea, and I, I will set rafts on the sea to the place that you send to me, and I will break them up there. And you, you will lift. And you, you will do my desire by giving the bread of my house.” \*

So Hiram was giving to Solomon trees of cedar and trees of cypress, all of his desire.

And Solomon gave to Hiram 20,000 cors of wheat {as} food for his house and 20 cors of beaten oil. Thus Solomon would give to Hiram year by year.

And God gave wisdom to Solomon, just as he had spoken to him. And peace was between Hiram and between Solomon, and the two of them cut a covenant. \*

And King Solomon brought up forced labor from all of Israel. And the forced labor was 30,000 men.

And he sent them to Lebanon, 10,000 by month, {in} shifts. They were a month in Lebanon, two months in his house. And Adoniram was over the forced labor. \*

And it was to Solomon 70,000, a carrier of a burden, and 80,000, a quarrier in the hill country,

apart from the commanders of the deputies of Solomon who {were} over the work, 3,300 {were} the ones ruling over the people doing the work. \*

And the king commanded, and they removed great stones, valuable stones, to found the house, stones of hewing.

And the builders of Solomon and the builders of Hiram and the Gebalites hewed, and they prepared the wood and the stones to build the house. \*