The First Book of KINGS, commonly called CHAP. I. TOW David was old and 1 strick with clothes, but he gat no heat. B. C. 1015. Nowing and they covered him entered into 3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite,and brought her to the king. virgin. be a cherish er unto. 4 And the damsel was very fair, and b c.2.10. cherished the king, and ministered to c 2Sa.3.4. him but the king knew her not. 5 sinners. 5 Then Adonijah c the son of Haggith d Lu. 14.11. exalted himself, dsaying, I will be king: 6 reign. and c he prepared him chariots and horse-e 2Sa. 15.1. men, and fifty men to run before him. from his 6 And his father had not displeased him days. at any time in saying, Why hast thou s his words done so and he also was a very goodly were. man;&his mother bare himafter Absalom. fc.2.28. 7 And 3 he conferred with Joab f the song 25a.20.25. of Zeruiah, & with Abiathar g the priest: 9 helped after & they, 9 following Adonijah,helped him. Adonijah. 8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the h ver. 19. son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, i c.4.18. and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty k2Sa. 23.8, &c. men k which belonged to David, were or, the well not with Adonijah. Rogel. 2 2Sa.17.17. Let king Adonijah live. 1Sa.10.24. 9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by 1 En-rogel,and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants: 10 But Nathan m the prophet, and Ben-m 2Sa.12.1, aiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon &c. his brother, he called not. 3 before the 11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, 2Sa.4.9. Hast thou not heard that Adonijah theo ver. 13,17. son of Haggith doth reign, and David our p ver.30. lord knoweth it not? 12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thec, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon. qlCh.22.6-13. Da.2.4. 13 Go and get thee in unto king David, 4 fill up. and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, 2Sa.20.6. O king swear p unto thine handmaid, say-5 What to ing, Assuredly q Solomon thy son shall thee? reign after me, and he shall sit upon my which be throne? why then doth Adonijah reign? longeth to 14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words. 15 And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. 16 And Bath sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, 5 What wouldest thou? 17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swares! by the LORD thy God unto thine) handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne: 20% 6 me: Est.6.8. t 2Ch.32.30. 5.3. c.19.16. 2Ki.9.3. 18 And now, behold, Adonijah reignknowest it now? eth; and now, my lord the king, thou 19 And a he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called. 20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep b with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted 5 offenders. 22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in. 23 And they told the king, saying, Be hold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bow. ed himself before the king with his face to the ground. 24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shali sit upon my throne? 25 For ǹ he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest: and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, 2 God save 1 king Adonijah. 26 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called. 27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him? 28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came 3 into the king's presence, and stood before the king. 29 And the king sware, and said, nis the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, 30 Even as I sware o unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day. 31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let r my lord king David live for ever. 32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king. 33 The king also said unto them. Take with you the servants s of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride 6 upon mine 11.12. own mule, and bring him down to GiPs.89.20,36. hon: t Is.45.1. Ac.10.38. 34 And let Zadok the priest and Natha the prophet anoint u him there king ove 2Co.1.21.22. Israel; and blow v ye with the trumpe 2K1.9.13. and say, God save king Solomon. X2 233 He.9.27. i Ec.12.13. 1Co.16.13. ver.47. Ps.89.27. De.17.18-20. m De.29.9. or, do wisely. 1Sa. 18.5. 14.40. 39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil n out of the tabernacle, and o anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; p& all the people said,God save kingsolomon. 40 And all the people came up after nEx.30.23-25. him; and the people piped with 2 pipes, Ps.89.20. and rejoiced with great joy, so that the o 1Ch.29.22. earth rent with the sound of them. p 1Sa.10.24. Ps.132.12. 41 And Adonijah, and all the guests that were with him, heard it, as they had or, flutes. made an end of eating. t And when Joabr 25a.7.16. heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, 3 be cut off Wherefore is this noise of the city being from thee in an uproar? from the throne. 42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priests 2Sa. 19.5-7. came; and Adonijah said unto him, Comet Pr.14.13. in; for x thou art a valiant man, and Ec.7.4-6. bringest good tidings. |u 2Sa.3.27. 43 And Jonathan answered and said to v 2Sa.20.10. Adonijah, Verily our lord king David 4 put. hath made Solomon king. w ver.9. 44 And the king hath sent with him Za-x 2Sa.18.27. dok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, y ver.31,34. and Benalah the son of Jehoiada, and the z Ge.42.38. Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they 44.31. have caused him to ride upou the king's a2Sa.19.31-40 mule : b 2Sa. 17.27. 45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the c 2Sa.16.5,&c. prophet have anointed him king in Gi- 5 strong. hon; and they are come up from thence d2Sa. 19.18-23 rejoicing, so that the city rang again. e Ex.20.7. This is the noise that ye have heard. Job 9.28. 46 And also Solomon sitteth f on the f 1Ch.29.23. throne of the kingdom. g ver.37. 47 And, moreover, the king's servants h c.1.21. came to bless our lord king David, say- Ac. 13.36. ing, God g make the name of Solomon i Ac.2.29. better than thy name, and make his k 2Sa.5.7. throne greater than thy throne. And I Ge.47.31. the king bowed himself upon the bed. m 1Ch.29.27. 48 And also thus said the king, Blessed in c.3.6. be the LORD God of Israel, which a hath Ps.132.11. given one to sit on my throne this day, o 1Ch.29.23. mine eyes p even seeing it. 2Ch.1.1. 49 And all the guests that were with p Ps. 128.5,6. Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and q Ps. 72.S,&c. went every man his way. ISa.15.4,5. 50 And Adonijah feared because of Solos c.2.28. mon, and arose, and went, and caught t c.1.5. shold on the horns of the altar. u 1Ch.22.9,10 Je.27.5-8. Da.2.21. 1Sa. 14.45. Ac.27.34. Job 15.22. Pr.13.6. 51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijosh feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to-day, that he will not w slay his servant with the sword. 52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there v shall not a hair of him fall to the earth: but w if vickedness shall be found in him, he all die. I 6 21.12. turn not away my face. Ps.132.10. 3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written / inthe law of Moses, that m thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself; 4 That the LORD may continue his word, which he spake concerning me, saying, If q thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there r shall not 3 fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. 5 Moreover, thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, s and what he did to the two captains of the host of Israel, unto Abner u the son of Ner, and unto Amasa v the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. 6 Do therefore according w to thy wis dom, and y let not his hoar head z go down to the grave in peace. 7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai a the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table for so they came b to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. S And, behold, thou hast with thee Shi mei c the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a 5 griev ous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but d he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. 9 Now therefore hold e him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and know. est what thou oughest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood. 10 So David slept h with his fathers, and was buried i in the city k of David. 11 And m the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. 12 Then o sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdon. was established q greatly. 13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solo. mon. And she said, Comestr thou peace. ably? And he said, Peaceably. 14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on. 15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, t and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's; for it was his u from the LORD. 16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him. Say on. Adonijah's and Joab's death. I KINGS, HII. 17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag a a c.1.3,4. the Shuuammite to wife, b 25a.3.29. 18 And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will c Pr.25.5. speak for thee unto the king. d Ps.89.36,37. 19 Bath sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose e up to meet her, and fe Le.19.32. bowed himself unto her, and sat down on f Ex.20.12. his throne, and caused a seat to be set for 24.3. the king's mother; and she sat on his g Job.34.24. Jos.2.19. 22 And king Solomon answered and said m 2Sa.15.23. 23 Then king Solomon sware by the p 2Sa.3.35. t 24 Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house as her promised, Adonijah shall be put to death s this day. u 1Sa.23.6. 25 And king Solomon sent by the hand 25a.15.24,29 of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and heu 1Sa.22.20-23 fell upon him that he died. w Lu.15.22. Ec.8.2. y 1Sa.2.30-36. 25a.16.5-8. Ro.2.15. 1Jno.3.20. a c.1.7. De.32.35. 26 And unte Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death but I will not at this time put thee to death, because u thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted v in all wherein my father was afflicted. c Eze. 17.19. 27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from c.1.50. being priest unto the LORD; that he might e Ps.72.17. fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake f ver.33,34. concerning y the house of Eli in Shiloh. g Ex.21.14. 23 Then tidings came to Joab: (for Joab Eze.9.6 had a turned after Adonijah, though he 1 Pe.4.17. turned not after Absalom :) and Joab fled h 2Ch.1.1. unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and i c.7.8. canght d hold on the horns of the altar. 9.24. 29 And it was told king Solomon that A 2Sa.5.7. r 21.8,9. Destruction of Shimet. 33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed b for ever: but cupon David and upon his seed, and upon his house, aud upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever d from the LORD. 34 So Benaiah the son of Jeho ada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. 35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room g over the host; and Zadok i the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. k 36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, 7 and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. 37 For it shall be, that cu the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, m thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy n blood shall be upon thine own head. 38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. 39 And it came to pass, at the end of three years,that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish q son of Maachah, king of Gath; and they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants de in Gath. 40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath, to Achish, to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath. 41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. 42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, that on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst w unto me, The word that I have heard is good. 43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment x that I have charged thee with: 44 The king said, moreover, to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness z which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore c the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head: 45 And king Solomon shall be e blessed, and f the throne of David shall be esta blished before the LORD for ever. 46 So the king commanded Benaiah th son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him,that he died. And h the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. CHAP. III. c.22.43. Ps.31.23. 30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus o c.9.15,19. saith the king, Come forth. And he said, p ver.5. Nay but I will die here. And Benaiah y Le.17.3,5. brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me. 31 And the king said unto him, D as he hath said, and fall upon him, and burys him; that n thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, p from me, and from the house of my father. 32 And the LORD shall return r his blood t 2Ch.21.13. upon his own head, who fell upon two u ver.6,14. men more righteous and better t than he, Jno.14.15,21. and slew them wi'n the sword, my father v 2Sa.3.37. David not v knowing thereof, to it, Ab w 25a.3.27. ner the son of Ner, w captain of the host 2Ch.1.3,&c. high places. of Israel, and Amasa y the son of Jether, jy 25a.20.10. captain of the host of Judah. iz 1Ch.16.39. 2 Only q the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house bu unto the name of the LoRDuntil those day 3 And Solomon loved s the LORD, Wa' ing in the statutes u of David his f only he sacrificed and burnt incens 4 And the king went to Gibeon x to s crifice there; for that z was the great hig 7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father; and I am but a little child: h I know not how to go i out or come in. 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, k a great 2 were hot. people, that cannot be I numbered nor h 1Ch.29.1. counted for multitude. i Ps. 121.8. The Wisdom of Solomon. 23 Then said the king, The one aaith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead,& my son is the living. 24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And theybrought a sword before the king. 25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one,and half to the other. 26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, (for g her bowels 2 yearned upon her son,) and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. 27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. 25 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; & they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in 4 him, to do o judgment. CHAP. IV. 9 Give therefore thy servant an 3 under-k De.7.6. standing m heart to judge n thy people, Ge. 13.16. bad: for who is able to judge this thy som Pr.2.3.9.24nd these were the princes which he that I may discern p between good and 3 hearing. Ja.1.5. Jno.5.30. great a people? 10 And the speech pleased the LORD, n PS.72.1,2. that Solomon had asked this thing. 11 And God said unto him, Because q thou the midst hast asked this thing, and hast not asked of him. for thyself 8 long life; neither hast asked o Ps.72.2,4. riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of p He.5.14. thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself cr, the chief understanding to 9 discern judgment; officer. 12 Behold, I have done t according to thy q Ro.8.26. words: lo, I have given thee a wise and Ja.4.2. an understanding heart; so v that there 6 or, secreta. was none like thee before thee, neither ries. after thee shall any arise like unto thee. r 2Sa.20.24. 13 And I have also given thee that wor, remem which thou hast not asked, both riches x and honour; so that y there 2 shall not be any among the kings like unto thee alls thy days. brancer. many days. c.2.27,35. 9 hear. 1Jno.5.14. 14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my command- u 1Ch.27.33. ments, as thy father David did walk, then v c.4.29-31. I will lengthen z thy days. 5.12. 10.23,24. Ec.1.13,16. or, levy. c.5.14. w Mat.6.33. Ep.3.10. 15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast a to all his servants. 16 Then came there two women, that x c.4.21,24. were harlots, unto the king, and stood be Pr.3.16. fore him. y c.10.23-29. 17 And the one woman said, O my lord, 12 or, hath not & this woman dwell in one house; & I was. delivered of a child with her in the house. 3 or, Benkur. 18 And it came to pass, the third day for,Bendekar after that I was delivered, that this wo-z De.25.15. man was delivered also: and we were Ps.21.4. together; there was no stranger with us. in the house, save we two in the house. 19 And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. been. 91.16. Pr.3.2. 1Ti.4.8. 5 or, Benhesed 20 And she arose at midnight, e and took 6 or, Benmy son from beside me, while thine hand- abinadab. maid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and a c.8.65. laid her dead child in my bosom. Est.1.3. 21 Andwhen I arose in the morningto give Mar.6.21. my child suck, behold, it was dead; but b Nu.27.2. when I had considered it in the morning, or, Bengeber behold, it was not my son which I did bear. Nu.32.41. 22 And the other woman said, Nay; d De.3.4,8. but the living is my son, and the dead is e Job 24.16. thy son. And this said, No; but the dead Ps.139.11. is thy son, and the living is my son. 8 or, to Ma"hus they spake before the king. Ihanaim. Oking Solomon was kingover allIsrael. had; Azariah, the son of Zadok the priest; 3 Elihoreph and Aniah, the sons of Shisha, 6 scribes; Jehoshaphat r the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathars were the priests; 5And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; &Zabud the son of Nathanwas principal officer, and the king's u friend; 6 And Abishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the 1 tribute. 7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. 8 And these are their names: 3The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim. 9 The 4 son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan. 10 The 5 son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher. 11 The 6 son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife. 12 Baana, the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Tamach and Megiddo, and all Peth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-Meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam. 13 The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead: to him pertained the towns of c Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead to him also pertained the region of d Argob, which is in Bashan,threescore great cities, with walls and brazen bars. 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had 8 Ma banaim. 15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife. 16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth. 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar. 18 Shimei the son of Elah in Benjamin. 19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; & he was the only officer which Solomon's distinguished Reputation. was in the land. 1 KINGS, VI. 20 Judah and Israel were many, a as the 22 And Solomon's 2 provision for one d 1Co.12.14, e 1Sa. 10.27. 23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out Ps.68.29. 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt 5 safely, i Zec.3.10. 26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls 1 Ezr.3.7. or, mules,or 29 And God gave Solomon o wisdom o c.3.12. men. q Job 1.3. 31 For he was wiser than all men; than t 1Ch.15.19. 6.33. Ps.88. title. 33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar- Pr.!.&c. 31 And 2 there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. CHAP. V. AND Hiram a 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 b Hiram was ever a lover of David. 1 2Ch.2.3. Huram. b 2SA.5.11. Am.1.9. c 1Ch.22.8. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the d Eze.40&41. name of the LORD his God for the wars ce Ps.72.7. which were about him on every side, Is.9.7. until the LORD put them under the soles 3 say. of his feet. 4 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest 3 on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. 5 And, behold, I 3 purpose to build an house funto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake g unto David my father, saying, Thy son whom I will set upon my throne in thy room, he shall Quild an house unto my name. f 2Ch.2.4,&c. narrow Solomon's agreement with Hiram. 6 Now 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 d any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. 7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD f this day, which hath given unto David a wise son g over this great people. 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have 4 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. 9 My 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 6 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. 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar-trees and fir-trees, according to all his desire. 11 And 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. 12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised o him, and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together. 13 And king Solomon raised a 9 levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; a month. they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram s was over the levy. 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, v and fourscore thousand hewers w in the mountains: 16 Besides 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. 17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the 1 stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. CHAP. VI. AND it came to pass, in the four hun. dred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month that he began 2 to build the house of the LORD. 2 And the house d which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the heigh thereof thirty cubits. 3 And the porch before the temple the house, twenty cubits was the leng thereof, according to the breadth of house; and ten cubits was the bread o, skewed thereof before the house. and closed. without; 4 And for the house he made 4 windo |