So HiramgaveSolomonas muchas he desiredof the cedarand cypresstimber.
Then Hiramkingof Tyresentmessengersto Davidwith cedartreesand carpentersand stonemasons;and they builta housefor David.
Now Hiramkingof Tyresenthis servantsto Solomon,whenhe heardthat they had anointedhim kingin placeof his father,for Hiramhadalwaysbeena friendof David.
Solomonthen gaveHiram20000korsof wheatas foodfor his household,and twentykorsof beatenoil;thusSolomonwould giveHiramyearby year.
"My servantswill bring[them] downfrom Lebanonto the sea;and I will makethem into rafts[to go] by seato the placewhereyou directme, and I will have them brokenup there,and you shall carry[them] away. Then you shall accomplishmy desireby givingfoodto my household."
"Sendme also cedar,cypressand algumtimberfrom Lebanon,for I knowthat your servantsknowhow to cuttimberof Lebanon;and indeedmy servants[will work] with your servants,
The princesof Zoanare merefools;The adviceof Pharaoh'swisestadvisershas becomestupid.Howcan you [men] sayto Pharaoh,"I am a sonof the wise,a sonof ancientkings"?
For it was whenIsraelhad sown,that the Midianiteswould comeup with the Amalekitesand the sonsof the eastand goagainstthem.