1And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants…
2And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:
3Thou knowest the will of David my father,…
4But now the Lord my God hath given…
5Wherefore I purpose to build a temple to…
6Give orders therefore that thy servants cut me…
7Now when Hiram had heard the words of…
8And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying: I have…
9My servants shall bring them down from Libanus…
10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees, and fir…
11And Solomon allowed Hiram twenty thousand measures of…
12And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, as…
13And king Solomon chose workmen cut of all…
14And he sent them to Libanus, ten thousand…
15And Solomon had seventy thousand to carry burdens,…
16Besides the overseers who were over every work,…
17And the king commanded, that they should bring…
18And the masons of Solomon, and the masons…
