1 En Hiram, die koning van Tirus, het sy dienaars na Salomo gestuur, omdat hy gehoor het dat hulle hom in sy vader se plek as koning gesalf het, want Hiram was altyd 'n vriend van Dawid.

2 Daarop laat Salomo aan Hiram weet:

3 U weet self dat my vader Dawid geen huis vir die Naam van die HERE sy God kon bou nie vanweë die oorlog waarmee hulle hom omring het, totdat die HERE hulle onder sy voetsole gebring het.

4 Maar nou het die HERE my God my rus gegee rondom; daar is geen teëstander en daar is geen onheil wat dreig nie.

5 En kyk, ek is van plan om vir die Naam van die HERE my God 'n huis te bou soos die HERE met my vader Dawid gespreek en gesê het: Jou seun wat Ek in jou plek op jou troon sal sit, hy sal die huis vir my Naam bou.

6 Gee dan nou bevel dat hulle vir my seders uit die L¡banon kap, en laat my dienaars saam met u dienaars wees, en die loon van u dienaars sal ek u gee net soos u sê; want u weet self dat onder ons niemand is wat verstaan om bome te kap soos die Sidoniërs nie.

7 Net toe Hiram die woorde van Salomo hoor, was hy baie bly en sê: Geseënd is die HERE vandag wat vir Dawid 'n wyse seun gegee het oor hierdie groot volk.

8 Daarop laat Hiram aan Salomo weet: Ek het gehoor wat u my laat weet het; ,k sal doen alles wat u verlang insake die sederhout en die sipreshout.

9 My dienaars sal dit van die L¡banon na die see afbring, en ,k sal daar vlotte van maak op die see, tot by die plek wat u my sal laat weet, en ek sal dit daar uitmekaar laat neem; dan kan u dit laat wegneem; en u moet doen wat ek verlang deur voedsel aan my huis te lewer.

10 So het Hiram dan aan Salomo sederhout en sipreshout gelewer, soveel as hy wou hê,

11 terwyl Salomo aan Hiram gelewer het twintig duisend kor koring as voedsel vir sy huis en twintig kor uitgestampte olie; so het Salomo aan Hiram jaar vir jaar gelewer.

12 En die HERE het aan Salomo wysheid gegee volgens sy belofte, en daar was vrede tussen Hiram en Salomo, en hulle twee het 'n verbond gesluit.

13 Verder het koning Salomo uit die hele Israel die dwangarbeiders laat opkom, sodat die dwangarbeiders dertig duisend man was.

14 En hy het hulle gestuur na die L¡banon, tien duisend elke maand by beurte; een maand was hulle op die L¡banon, twee maande tuis; en Adon¡ram was oor die dwangarbeid.

15 Salomo het ook sewentig duisend draers en tagtig duisend klipkappers op die gebergte gehad,

16 behalwe die hoofopsigters van Salomo wat oor die werk was, drie duisend drie honderd wat bevel gevoer het oor die mense wat die werk doen.

17 En die koning het bevel gegee om groot klippe, kosbare klippe uit te breek om die fondament van die huis met gekapte klippe te lê.

18 En die bouers van Salomo en die bouers van Hiram en die Gibliete het dit gekap en die boomstamme en die klippe bewerk om die huis te bou.

1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house for the name of Jehovah his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet. 4 But now Jehovah my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence. 5 And, behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build the house for my name. 6 Now therefore command thou that they cut me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that knoweth how to cut 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 Jehovah this day, who hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the message which thou hast sent unto me: 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 make them into rafts to go by sea unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them; and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household. 10 So Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of fir 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 Jehovah 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 levy 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 men subject to taskwork. 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains; 16 besides Solomon’s chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work. 17 And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone. 18 And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.