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5When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David.H2438H4428H6865H7971H5650H8010H8085H4886H4428H1H2438H3117H157H17322Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:H8010H7971H2438H5593"You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD put his enemies under his feet.H3045H1732H1H3201H1129H1004H8034H3068H430H6440H4421H5437H3068H5414H3709H72724But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or disaster.H3068H430H5117H5439H7854H7451H62945I intend, therefore, to build a temple for the Name of the LORD my God, as the LORD told my father David, when he said, 'Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name.'H559H1129H1004H8034H3068H430H3068H1696H1732H1H559H1121H5414H3678H1129H1004H80346"So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians."H6680H3772H730H3844H5650H5650H5414H7939H5650H559H3045H376H3045H3772H6086H67227When Hiram heard Solomon's message, he was greatly pleased and said, "Praise be to the LORD today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation."H2438H8085H1697H8010H8055H3966H559H1288H3068H3117H5414H1732H2450H1121H7227H59718So Hiram sent word to Solomon: "I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and pine logs.H2438H7971H8010H559H8085H7971H6213H2656H6086H730H6086H12659My men will haul them down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will float them in rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate them and you can take them away. And you are to grant my wish by providing food for my royal household."H5650H3381H3844H3220H7760H3220H1702H4725H7971H5310H5375H6213H2656H5414H3899H100410In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and pine logs he wanted,H2438H5414H8010H730H6086H1265H6086H265611and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat as food for his household, in addition to twenty thousand baths of pressed olive oil. Solomon continued to do this for Hiram year after year.H8010H5414H2438H6242H505H3734H2406H4361H1004H6242H3734H3795H8081H5414H8010H2438H8141H814112The LORD gave Solomon wisdom, just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.H3068H5414H8010H2451H1696H7965H2438H8010H8147H3772H1285H814713King Solomon conscripted laborers from all Israel--thirty thousand men.H4428H8010H5927H4522H3478H4522H7970H505H37614He sent them off to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousand a month, so that they spent one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.H7971H3844H6235H505H2320H2487H2320H3844H8147H2320H1004H141H452215Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hills,H8010H7657H505H5375H5449H8084H505H2672H202216as well as thirty-three hundred foremen who supervised the project and directed the workmen.H8269H8010H5324H4399H7969H505H7969H3967H7287H5971H6213H439917At the king's command they removed from the quarry large blocks of quality stone to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple.H4428H6680H5265H1419H68H3368H68H1496H68H3245H100418The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram and the men of Gebal cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.H8010H1129H2438H1129H6458H1382H3559H6086H68H1129H1004