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Now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side
so that there is neither adversary nor evil encounter.
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And, therefore, I have determined to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God as the LORD spoke unto David, my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy place, he shall build a house unto my name.
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Command, therefore, now that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon, and my slaves shall be with thy slaves, and I will give thee for thy slaves the hire that thou shalt appoint, for thou knowest that
there is no one among us with the skill to hew timber like the Sidonians.
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And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly and said, Blessed
be the LORD this day, who has given unto David a wise son over this great people.
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And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou didst send
to tell me,
and I will do all thy desire concerning the timber of cedar and concerning the timber of fir.
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My slaves shall bring
them down from Lebanon unto the sea, and I will convey them by sea in rafts 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.
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So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees
according to all his desire.
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And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat
for food to his household and twenty
thousand measures of pure oil; this gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
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And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two made a covenant together.
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And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel, and the levy was thirty thousand men,
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whom he sent to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; they were a month in Lebanon
and two months at home; and Adoniram
was over the levy.