{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/ylt/1-kings/5","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T09:17:28.792Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"1 Kings","bookSlug":"1-kings","chapter":5,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":4,"nextChapter":6,"totalChapters":22,"totalVerses":18},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth his servants unto Solomon, for he heard that they had anointed him for king instead of his father, for Hiram was a lover of David all the days;"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"and Solomon sendeth unto Hiram, saying,"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"'Thou hast known David my father, that he hath not been able to build a house to the name of Jehovah his God, because of the wars that have been round about him, till Jehovah's putting them under the soles of his feet."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"'And now, Jehovah my God hath given rest to me round about, there is no adversary nor evil occurrence,"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"and lo, I am saying to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son whom I appoint in thy stead on thy throne, he doth build the house for My name."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"'And now, command, and they cut down for me cedars out of Lebanon, and my servants are with thy servants, and the hire of thy servants I give to thee according to all that thou sayest, for thou hast known that there is not among us a man acquainted with cutting wood, like the Sidonians.'"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And it cometh to pass at Hiram's hearing the words of Solomon, that he rejoiceth exceedingly, and saith, 'Blessed is Jehovah to-day, who hath given to David a wise son over this numerous people.'"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And Hiram sendeth unto Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou hast sent unto me, I do all thy desire concerning cedar-wood, and fir-wood,"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"my servants bring down from Lebanon to the sea, and I make them floats in the sea unto the place that thou sendest unto me, and I have spread them out there; and thou dost take them up, and thou dost execute my desire, to give the food of my house.'"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Hiram is giving to Solomon cedar-trees, and fir-trees, all his desire,"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"and Solomon hath given to Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat, food for his house, and twenty cors of beaten oil; thus doth Solomon give to Hiram year by year."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And Jehovah hath given wisdom to Solomon as He spake to him, and there is peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they make a covenant both of them."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And king Solomon lifteth up a tribute out of all Israel, and the tribute is thirty thousand men,"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"and he sendeth them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month, by changes, a month they are in Lebanon, two months in their own house; and Adoniram is over the tribute."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And king Solomon hath seventy thousand bearing burdens, and eighty thousand hewing in the mountain,"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"apart from the heads of the officers of Solomon, who are over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who are working in the business."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"and the builders of Solomon, and the builders of Hiram, and the Giblites hew, and prepare the wood and the stones to build the house."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Kings 5 (YLT)","markdown":"[1 Kings 5](https://primebible.com/ylt/1-kings/5)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/1-kings/5 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}