1. Hiram king of TYRE sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father, and Hiram had always loved David.

2. Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

3. "You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars which were around him on every side, until the LORD put his enemies under the soles of his feet.

4. But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side. There is no enemy and no evil occurrence.

5. Behold, I intend to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to David my father, saying, 'Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place shall build the house for my name.'

6. Now therefore command that cedar trees be cut for me out of Lebanon. My servants will be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you say. For you know that there is nobody among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians."

7. When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and said, "Blessed is the LORD today, who has given to David a wise son to rule over this great people."

8. Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, "I have heard the message which you have sent to me. I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning cypress timber.

9. My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that you specify to me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and you will receive them. You will accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household."

10. So Hiram gave Solomon cedar timber and cypress timber according to all his desire.

11. Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat for food to his household, and twenty cors of pure oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year.

10. At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, The LORD's house and the king's house

11. (now Hiram the king of TYRE had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and cypress trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

3. Solomon sent to Huram the king of TYRE, saying, "As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build him a house in which to dwell, so deal with me.

4. Behold , I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, to burn before him incense of sweet spices, for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.

5. "The house which I am building will be great; for our God is greater than all gods.

6. But who is able to build him a house, since heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain him? Who am I then, that I should build him a house, except just to burn incense before him?

7. "Now therefore send me a man skillful to work in gold, in silver, in brass, in iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings, to be with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

8. "Send me also cedar trees, cypress trees, and algum trees out of Lebanon; for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. Behold, my servants will be with your servants,

9. even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful.

10. Behold, I will give to your servants, the cutters who cut timber, twenty thousand cors of beaten wheat, twenty thousand baths of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil."

11. Then Huram the king of TYRE answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, "Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you king over them."

12. Huram continued, "Blessed be The LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who would build a house for The LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

13. Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, of Huram my father's,

14. the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of TYRE, skillful to work in gold, in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, in timber, and in purple, in blue, in fine linen, and in crimson, also to engrave any kind of engraving and to devise any device; that there may be a place appointed to him with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.

15. "Now therefore the wheat the barley, the oil and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants;

16. and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you need. We will bring it to you in floats by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up to Jerusalem."