“1 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD,
and an house for his kingdom. 2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten
thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the
mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. 3 And
Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with
David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to
dwell therein, [even so deal with me]. 4 Behold, I build an house to the
name of the LORD my God, to dedicate [it] to him, [and] to burn before
him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt
offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons,
and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This [is an ordinance] for
ever to Israel. 5 And the house which I build [is] great: for great [is]
our God above all gods. 6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing
the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who [am] I then,
that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before
him? 7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in
silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue,
and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that [are] with me in
Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide. 8 Send me also
cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that
thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my
servants [shall be] with thy servants, 9 Even to prepare me timber in
abundance: for the house which I am about to build [shall be] wonderful
great. 10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut
timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand
measures of barley, and 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 hath loved his people, he hath made thee king
over them. 12 Huram said moreover, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel,
that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son,
endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for
the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. 13 And now I have sent a cunning
man, endued 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,
skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and
in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also
to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall
be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord
David thy father. 15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil,
and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his
servants: 16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt
need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou
shalt carry it up to Jerusalem. 17 And Solomon numbered all the
strangers that [were] in the land of Israel, after the numbering
wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an
hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. 18 And he
set threescore and ten thousand of them [to be] bearers of burdens, and
fourscore thousand [to be] hewers in the mountain, and three thousand
and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.” (2 Chronicles
2:1-18 AV)
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