1 Resolveu Salomão edificar a casa ao nome do Senhor, como também casa para o seu reino. 2 Designou Salomão setenta mil homens para levarem as cargas, oitenta mil, para talharem pedras nas montanhas e três mil e seiscentos, para dirigirem a obra. 3 Salomão mandou dizer a Hirão, rei de Tiro: Como procedeste para com Davi, meu pai, e lhe mandaste cedros, para edificar a casa em que morasse, assim também procede comigo. 4 Eis que estou para edificar a casa ao nome do Senhor, meu Deus, e lha consagrar, para queimar perante ele incenso aromático, e lhe apresentar o pão contínuo da proposição e os holocaustos da manhã e da tarde, nos sábados, nas Festas da Lua Nova e nas festividades do Senhor, nosso Deus; o que é obrigação perpétua para Israel. 5 A casa que edificarei há de ser grande, porque o nosso Deus é maior do que todos os deuses. 6 No entanto, quem seria capaz de lhe edificar a casa, visto que os céus e até os céus dos céus o não podem conter? E quem sou eu para lhe edificar a casa, senão para queimar incenso perante ele? 7 Manda-me, pois, agora, um homem que saiba trabalhar em ouro, em prata, em bronze, em ferro, em obras de púrpura, de carmesim e de pano azul; que saiba fazer obras de entalhe juntamente com os peritos que estão comigo em Judá e em Jerusalém, os quais Davi, meu pai, empregou. 8 Manda-me também madeira de cedros, ciprestes e sândalo do Líbano; porque bem sei que os teus servos sabem cortar madeira no Líbano. Eis que os meus servos estarão com os teus, 9 para me prepararem muita madeira; porque a casa que edificarei há de ser grande e maravilhosa. 10 Aos teus servos, cortadores da madeira, darei vinte mil coros de trigo batido, vinte mil coros de cevada, vinte mil batos de vinho e vinte mil batos de azeite.

11 Hirão, rei de Tiro, respondeu por uma carta que enviou a Salomão, dizendo: Porquanto o Senhor ama ao seu povo, te constituiu rei sobre ele. 12 Disse mais Hirão: Bendito seja o Senhor, Deus de Israel, que fez os céus e a terra; que deu ao rei Davi um filho sábio, dotado de discrição e entendimento, que edifique casa ao Senhor e para o seu próprio reino. 13 Agora, pois, envio um homem sábio de grande entendimento, a saber, Hirão-Abi, 14 filho de uma mulher das filhas de Dã e cujo pai foi homem de Tiro; ele sabe lavrar em ouro, em prata, em bronze, em ferro, em pedras e em madeira, em obras de púrpura, de pano azul, e de linho fino e em obras de carmesim; e é hábil para toda obra de entalhe e para elaborar qualquer plano que se lhe proponha, juntamente com os teus peritos e os peritos de Davi, meu senhor, teu pai. 15 Agora, pois, mande o meu senhor para os seus servos o trigo, a cevada, o azeite e o vinho de que falou. 16 E nós cortaremos tanta madeira no Líbano quanta houveres mister e ta faremos chegar em jangadas, pelo mar, a Jope, e tu a farás subir a Jerusalém.

17 Salomão levantou o censo de todos os homens estrangeiros que havia na terra de Israel, segundo o censo que fizera Davi, seu pai; e acharam-se cento e cinquenta e três mil e seiscentos. 18 Designou deles setenta mil para levarem as cargas, oitenta mil para talharem pedras nas montanhas, como também três mil e seiscentos para dirigirem o trabalho do povo.

1 Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom. 2 And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the mountains, 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 a house to dwell therein, even so deal with me. 4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of Jehovah my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him incense of sweet spices, and for the continual showbread, and for the burnt-offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Jehovah 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 a house, seeing heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him? 7 Now therefore send me a man skilful to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that knoweth how to grave all manner of gravings, to be with the skilful 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 know how 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 great and wonderful. 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 Jehovah loveth his people, he hath made thee king over them. 12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom. 13 And now I have sent a skilful 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 devise any device; that there may be a place appointed unto him with thy skilful men, and with the skilful 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 sojourners that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found a hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. 18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people at work.

1 Solomon gave orders to build a temple for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

2 He conscripted 70,000 men as carriers and 80,000 as stonecutters in the hills and 3,600 as foremen over them.

3 Solomon sent this message to Hiram "king of Tyre: "Send me cedar logs as you did for my father David when you sent him cedar to build a palace to live in.

4 Now I am about to build a temple for the Name of the LORD my God and to dedicate it to him for burning fragrant incense before him, for setting out the consecrated bread regularly, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening and on the Sabbaths, at the New Moons and at the appointed festivals of the LORD our God. This is a lasting ordinance for Israel.

5 "The temple I am going to build will be great, because our God is greater than all other gods.

6 But who is able to build a temple for him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain him? Who then am I to build a temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before him?

7 "Send me, therefore, a man skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, and in purple, crimson and blue yarn, and experienced in the art of engraving, to work in Judah and Jerusalem with my skilled workers, whom my father David provided.

8 "Send me also cedar, juniper and algum "logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skilled in cutting timber there. My servants will work with yours

9 to provide me with plenty of lumber, because the temple I build must be large and magnificent.

10 I will give your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors "of ground wheat, twenty thousand cors "of barley, twenty thousand baths "of wine and twenty thousand baths of olive oil."

11 Hiram king of Tyre replied by letter to Solomon: "Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you their king."

12 And Hiram added: "Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth! He has given King David a wise son, endowed with intelligence and discernment, who will build a temple for the LORD and a palace for himself.

13 "I am sending you Huram-Abi, a man of great skill,

14 whose mother was from Dan and whose father was from Tyre. He is trained to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, and with purple and blue and crimson yarn and fine linen. He is experienced in all kinds of engraving and can execute any design given to him. He will work with your skilled workers and with those of my lord, David your father.

15 "Now let my lord send his servants the wheat and barley and the olive oil and wine he promised,

16 and we will cut all the logs from Lebanon that you need and will float them as rafts by sea down to Joppa. You can then take them up to Jerusalem."

17 Solomon took a census of all the foreigners residing in Israel, after the census his father David had taken; and they were found to be 153,600.

18 He assigned 70,000 of them to be carriers and 80,000 to be stonecutters in the hills, with 3,600 foremen over them to keep the people working.