1And Hiram King of Tyrus sent his seruants vnto Salomon, (for he had heard, that they had anoynted him King in the roume of his father) because Hiram had euer loued Dauid.

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1 Chronicles 14:1, 1 Chronicles 14:1, 2 Chronicles 2:3, 2 Samuel 5:11, 2 Chronicles 2:3

2Also Salomon sent to Hiram, saying,

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2 Chronicles 2:3, 2 Chronicles 2:3

3Thou knowest that Dauid my father could not build an house vnto the Name of the Lord his God, for the warres which were about him on euery side, vntill the Lord had put them vnder the soles of his feete.

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1 Chronicles 28:3, 1 Chronicles 28:3, 1 Chronicles 22:8, 1 Chronicles 22:8, 1 Corinthians 15:25

4But now the Lord my God hath giuen me rest on euery side, so that there is neither aduersarie, nor euill to resist.

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1 Chronicles 22:9, 1 Chronicles 22:9, 1 Kings 4:24, 1 Kings 4:24, Isaiah 9:7

5And beholde, I purpose to build an house vnto ye Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake vnto Dauid my father, saying, Thy sonne, whom I wil set vpon thy throne for thee, he shall build an house vnto my Name.

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1 Chronicles 17:12, 1 Chronicles 22:10, 1 Chronicles 17:12, 1 Chronicles 22:10, 2 Samuel 7:12

6Now therefore commaund, that they hewe me cedar trees out of Lebanon, and my seruants shall be with thy seruants, and vnto thee will I giue the hire for thy seruants, according to all that thou shalt appoynt: for thou knowest that there are none among vs, that can hewe timber like vnto the Sidonians.

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2 Chronicles 2:8, 2 Chronicles 2:8, Philippians 4:8, 1 Kings 6:9, 1 Kings 6:10

7And when Hiram heard the wordes of Salomon, he reioyced greatly, and sayde, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath giuen vnto Dauid a wise sonne ouer this mightie people.

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Proverbs 23:24, Isaiah 9:6, Proverbs 23:24, Isaiah 9:6, Psalms 137:6

8And Hiram sent to Salomon, saying, I haue considered the things, for the which thou sentest vnto me, and will accomplish all thy desire, concerning the cedar trees and firre trees.

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2 Chronicles 3:5, 1 Kings 6:15, 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Kings 6:34, 2 Chronicles 3:5

9My seruants shall bring them downe from Lebanon to the sea: and I will conuey them by sea in raftes vnto the place that thou shalt shew me, and wil cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receiue them: nowe thou shalt doe mee a pleasure to minister foode for my familie.

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Ezra 3:7, Ezekiel 27:17, Ezra 3:7, Ezekiel 27:17, Acts 12:20

10So Hiram gaue Salomon cedar trees and firre trees, euen his full desire.

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11And Salomon gaue Hiram twentie thousand measures of wheate for foode to his householde, and twentie measures of beaten oyle. Thus much gaue Salomon to Hiram yere by yere.

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2 Chronicles 2:10, 2 Chronicles 2:10, 1 Kings 4:22, 1 Kings 4:22

12And the Lord gaue Salomon wisedome as he promised him. And there was peace betweene Hiram and Salomon, and they two made a couenant.

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1 Kings 3:12, 1 Kings 3:12, Amos 1:9, Amos 1:9, James 1:5

13And King Salomon raised a summe out of all Israel, and the summe was thirtie thousand men:

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1 Kings 9:15, 1 Kings 9:15, 1 Kings 4:6, 1 Kings 4:6

14Whome he sent to Lebanon, ten thousand a moneth by course: they were a moneth in Lebanon, and two moneths at home. And Adoniram was ouer the summe.

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1 Kings 4:6, 1 Kings 4:19, 1 Chronicles 27:1, 1 Chronicles 27:15, 1 Kings 4:6

15And Salomon had seuentie thousand that bare burdens, and fourescore thousand masons in the mountaine,

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1 Kings 9:20, 1 Kings 9:22, 1 Kings 9:20, 1 Kings 9:22, 2 Chronicles 2:17

16Besides the princes, whome Salomon appoynted ouer the worke, euen three thousande and three hundreth, which ruled the people that wrought in the worke.

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1 Kings 9:23, 1 Kings 9:23, 2 Chronicles 2:2, 2 Chronicles 2:2

17And the King commanded them, and they brought great stones and costly stones to make the foundation of the house, euen hewed stones.

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1 Kings 6:7, 1 Chronicles 22:2, 1 Kings 6:7, 1 Chronicles 22:2, 1 Corinthians 3:11

18And Salomons workemen, and the workemen of Hiram, and the masons hewed and prepared timber and stones for the buylding of the house.

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Joshua 13:5, Joshua 13:5, Ezekiel 27:9, Ezekiel 27:9, Psalms 83:7