1وَأَرْسَلَ حِيرَامُ مَلِكُ صُورَ عَبِيدَهُ إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ، لأَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَّهُمْ مَسَحُوهُ مَلِكاً مَكَانَ أَبِيهِ، لأَنَّ حِيرَامَ كَانَ مُحِبّاً لِدَاوُدَ كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ.2فَأَرْسَلَ سُلَيْمَانُ إِلَى حِيرَامَ يَقُولُ،3أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ دَاوُدَ أَبِي أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يَبْنِيَ بَيْتاً لاِسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ بِسَبَبِ الْحُرُوبِ الَّتِي أَحَاطَتْ بِهِ، حَتَّى جَعَلَهُمُ الرَّبُّ تَحْتَ بَطْنِ قَدَمَيْهِ.4وَالآنَ فَقَدْ أَرَاحَنِيَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهِي مِنْ كُلِّ الْجِهَاتِ فَلاَ يُوجَدُ خَصْمٌ وَلاَ حَادِثَةُ شَرٍّ.5وَهَئَنَذَا قَائِلٌ عَلَى بِنَاءِ بَيْتٍ لاِسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِي كَمَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِدَاوُدَ أَبِي، إِنَّ ابْنَكَ الَّذِي أَجْعَلُهُ مَكَانَكَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّكَ هُوَ يَبْنِي الْبَيْتَ لاِسْمِي.6وَالآنَ فَأْمُرْ أَنْ يَقْطَعُوا لِي أَرْزاً مِنْ لُبْنَانَ وَيَكُونُ عَبِيدِي مَعَ عَبِيدِكَ، وَأُجْرَةُ عَبِيدِكَ أُعْطِيكَ إِيَّاهَا حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَا تَقُولُ، لأَنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بَيْنَنَا أَحَدٌ يَعْرِفُ قَطْعَ الْخَشَبِ مِثْلَ الصَّيْدُونِيِّينَ.7فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ حِيرَامُ كَلاَمَ سُلَيْمَانَ فَرِحَ جِدّاً وَقَالَ، مُبَارَكٌ الْيَوْمَ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي أَعْطَى دَاوُدَ ابْناً حَكِيماً عَلَى هَذَا الشَّعْبِ الْكَثِيرِ.8وَأَرْسَلَ حِيرَامُ إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ قَائِلاً، قَدْ سَمِعْتُ مَا أَرْسَلْتَ بِهِ إِلَيَّ. أَنَا أَفْعَلُ كُلَّ مَسَرَّتِكَ فِي خَشَبِ الأَرْزِ وَخَشَبِ السَّرْوِ.9عَبِيدِي يُنْزِلُونَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ لُبْنَانَ إِلَى الْبَحْرِ، وَأَنَا أَجْعَلُهُ أَرْمَاثاً فِي الْبَحْرِ إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي تُعَرِّفُنِي عَنْهُ وَأَفُكُّهُ هُنَاكَ، وَأَنْتَ تَحْمِلُهُ وَتَعْمَلُ مَرْضَاتِي بِإِعْطَائِكَ طَعَاماً لِبَيْتِي.10فَكَانَ حِيرَامُ يُعْطِي سُلَيْمَانَ خَشَبَ أَرْزٍ وَخَشَبَ سَرْوٍ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَسَرَّتِهِ.11وَأَعْطَى سُلَيْمَانُ حِيرَامَ عِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ كُرِّ حِنْطَةٍ طَعَاماً لِبَيْتِهِ، وَعِشْرِينَ كُرَّ زَيْتِ رَضٍّ. هَكَذَا كَانَ سُلَيْمَانُ يُعْطِي حِيرَامَ سَنَةً فَسَنَةً.12وَالرَّبُّ أَعْطَى سُلَيْمَانَ حِكْمَةً كَمَا كَلَّمَهُ. وَكَانَ صُلْحٌ بَيْنَ حِيرَامَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ، وَقَطَعَا كِلاَهُمَا عَهْداً.13وَسَخَّرَ الْمَلِكُ سُلَيْمَانُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَكَانَتِ السُّخَرُ ثَلاَثِينَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ.14فَأَرْسَلَهُمْ إِلَى لُبْنَانَ عَشَرَةَ آلاَفٍ فِي الشَّهْرِ بِالنَّوْبَةِ. يَكُونُونَ شَهْراً فِي لُبْنَانَ وَشَهْرَيْنِ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ. وَكَانَ أَدُونِيرَامُ عَلَى التَّسْخِيرِ.15وَكَانَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفاً يَحْمِلُونَ أَحْمَالاً، وَثَمَانُونَ أَلْفاً يَقْطَعُونَ فِي الْجَبَلِ،16مَا عَدَا رُؤَسَاءَ الْوُكَلاَءِ لِسُلَيْمَانَ الَّذِينَ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ ثَلاَثَةَ آلاَفٍ وَثَلاَثَ مِئَةٍ الْمُتَسَلِّطِينَ عَلَى الشَّعْبِ الْعَامِلِينَ الْعَمَلَ.17وَأَمَرَ الْمَلِكُ أَنْ يَقْلَعُوا حِجَارَةً كَبِيرَةً كَرِيمَةً مُرَبَّعَةً لِتَأْسِيسِ الْبَيْتِ.18فَنَحَتَهَا بَنَّاؤُو سُلَيْمَانَ وَبَنَّاؤُو حِيرَامَ وَالْجِبْلِيُّونَ، وَهَيَّأُوا الأَخْشَابَ وَالْحِجَارَةَ لِبِنَاءِ الْبَيْتِ.
1And 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.2And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,3Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.4But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.5And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.6Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.7And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.8And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.9My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them : and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.11And 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.12And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.14And 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 levy.15And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;16Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them , and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.