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.*2.3 Huram: or, Hiram 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.*2.4 sweet…: Heb. incense of spices 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?*2.6 is able: Heb. hath retained, or, obtained strength 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.*2.7 to grave: Heb. to grave gravings 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,*2.8 algum: also called, almuggim 9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.*2.9 wonderful…: Heb. 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 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.*2.12 endued…: Heb. knowing prudence and understanding 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.*2.16 as much…: Heb according to all thy need*2.16 Joppa: Heb. Japho

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.*2.17 the strangers: Heb. the men the strangers 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.

1 EN Salomo het gedink om vir die Naam van die Here 'n huis te bou en 'n huis vir sy koningskap.

2 En Salomo het sewentigduisend lasdraers afgetel en tagtigduisend klipkappers op die gebergte en drieduisend-seshonderd opsigters oor hulle.

3 Toe laat Salomo Huram, die koning van Tirus, weet: Soos u aan my vader Dawid gedoen het deur aan hom seders te stuur, dat hy vir hom 'n huis kon bou om in te woon, doen dit ook aan my.

4 Kyk, ek gaan 'n huis bou vir die Naam van die Here my God, om dit aan Hom te heilig — om voor sy aangesig reukwerk van speserye aan die brand te steek en die toonbrode gedurig reg te sit en die brandoffers smôrens en saans te bring op die sabbatte en op die nuwemane en op die feestye van die Here onse God — 'n ewige verpligting op Israel.

5 En die huis wat ek gaan bou, sal groot wees; want onse God is groter as al die gode.

6 Maar wie is in staat om vir Hom 'n huis te bou? Want die hemele, ja, die hoogste hemel, kan Hom nie bevat nie. Wie is ek dan, dat ek vir Hom 'n huis kan bou, behalwe om voor sy aangesig offers aan die brand te steek?

7 Stuur my dan nou 'n kunsvaardige man om goud en silwer en koper en yster en purperrooi en bloedrooi en pers stowwe te bewerk, en wat verstaan om figure uit te sny saam met die kunstenaars wat by my in Juda en in Jerusalem is, wat my vader Dawid bestel het.

8 Stuur ook aan my seder-, sipres- en sandelhout van die Líbanon af, want ek weet dat u dienaars verstaan om die hout van die Líbanon te kap; en kyk, my dienaars sal saam met u dienaars wees,

9 naamlik om hout in menigte vir my gereed te maak, want die huis wat ek gaan bou, sal groot en wonderbaar wees.

10 En kyk, ek gee as voedsel aan die houtkappers wat die bome kap, aan u dienaars, twintigduisend kor koring en twintigduisend kor gars en twintigduisend bat wyn en twintigduisend bat olie.

11 En Huram, die koning van Tirus, het in 'n brief gesê wat hy aan Salomo gestuur het: Omdat die Here sy volk liefhet, het Hy u as koning oor hulle aangestel.

12 Verder het Huram gesê: Geloofd sy die Here, die God van Israel, wat die hemel en die aarde gemaak het, wat aan koning Dawid 'n wyse seun gegee het, begaafd met insig en verstand, om 'n huis vir die Here en 'n huis vir sy koninkryk te bou.

13 Ek stuur dan nou 'n kunstenaar, begaafd met verstand, naamlik Huram Abi,

14 die seun van 'n vrou uit die dogters van Dan, maar wie se vader 'n man van Tirus is, wat verstaan om goud en silwer, koper, yster, klippe en hout, purperrooi, pers stowwe en fyn linne en bloedrooi stowwe te bewerk; en om allerhande figure uit te sny en om enige kunstige plan uit te dink wat aan hom opgedra word, saam met u kunstenaars en die kunstenaars van my heer, u vader Dawid.

15 Laat my heer dan nou die koring en die gars, die olie en die wyn wat hy gesê het, aan sy dienaars stuur.

16 En óns sal bome uit die Líbanon kap net soveel as u nodig het, en ons sal dit vir u as vlotte oor die see na Jafo bring; dan kan ú dit na Jerusalem laat vervoer.

17 En Salomo het al die uitlanders getel wat in die land van Israel was, volgens die telling wat sy vader Dawid van hulle gehou het, en dit het geblyk dat daar honderd-drie-en-vyftigduisend-seshonderd was.

18 En sewentigduisend van hulle het hy lasdraers gemaak en tagtigduisend klipkappers op die gebergte en drieduisend-seshonderd opsigters om die mense te laat werk.