1 Kings 5:6

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And so I ask you to help me. Send your men to Lebanon. There, they should cut down cedar trees for me. My servants will work with yours. I will pay you any price that you decide as your servants’ wages. But I need your help. Our carpenters [26] are not as good as the carpenters of Sidon.”

Cross References

Genesis 10:15

Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was Canaan’s first son. Canaan was also the father of {Het, the father of} the Hittite people.

1 Kings 10:26

So Solomon had many, many chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots [140] and 12,000 horses. Solomon built special cities for these chariots. So the chariots were kept in those cities. King Solomon also kept some of the chariots with him in Jerusalem.

1 Kings 5:7

When Hiram heard what Solomon asked, he was very happy. King Hiram said, “I thank the Lord today for giving David a wise son to rule this great nation!”

1 Kings 6:16

They built a room 20 cubits [40] long deep inside the back part of the temple. They covered the walls in this room with cedar boards. The cedar boards went from the floor to the ceiling. This room was called the Most Holy Place.

1 Kings 6:20

This room was 20 cubits [44] long, 20 cubits [45] wide, and 20 cubits high.

1 Kings 9:19

King Solomon also built cities where he could store grain and things. And he built places for his chariots and his horses. King Solomon also built many things that he wanted in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the places he ruled.

1 Kings 9:27

King Hiram had some men who knew much about the sea. Those men often traveled in ships. King Hiram sent those men to serve in Solomon’s navy and work with Solomon’s men.

1 Chronicles 22:4

And David got more cedar logs than could be counted. The people from the cities of Sidon and Tyre brought many cedar logs to David.

2 Chronicles 1:14

Solomon started gathering horses and chariots for his army. Solomon got 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horse soldiers. Solomon put them in the chariot cities. {\cf2\super [6]} Solomon also put some of them in Jerusalem where the king’s home was.

2 Chronicles 2:10

This is what I will pay for your servants to cut down the trees for wood. I will give them 125,000 bushels {\cf2\super [17]} of wheat for food, 125,000 bushels of barley, 115,000 gallons {\cf2\super [18]} of wine, and 115,000 gallons of oil.”

2 Chronicles 2:8

Also send me wood from cedar trees, pine trees, and algum trees from the country of Lebanon. I know your servants are experienced at cutting down trees from Lebanon. My servants will help your servants.

Ezra 3:7

Then those people who had come back from captivity gave money to the stonecutters and carpenters. And those people gave food, wine, and olive oil. They used these things to pay the people of Tyre and Sidon to bring cedar logs from Lebanon. Those people wanted to bring the logs in ships to the sea coast town of Joppa like \{Solomon did when he built\} the first temple. Cyrus king of Persia gave permission for them to do these things.

Psalm 29:5

The Lord’s voice breaks great cedar trees\par into little pieces.\par The Lord breaks the great cedar trees\par of Lebanon.\par

Zechariah 11:12

Then I said, “If you want to pay me, then pay me. If not, then don’t!” So they paid me 30 pieces of silver.

Romans 12:17

If someone does wrong to you, don’t pay him back by doing wrong to him. Try to do the things that all people think are good.

Ephesians 4:7

Christ gave each one of us a special gift. Each person received what Christ wanted to give that person.

Deuteronomy 17:16

The king must not get more and more horses for himself. And he must not send people to Egypt to get more horses. Why? Because the Lord has told you, ‘You must never go back that way.’

Philippians 4:8

Brothers and sisters, continue to think about the things that are good and worthy of praise. Think about the things that are true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected.