When Hiramheardthe wordsof Solomon,he rejoicedgreatlyand said,"Blessedbe the LORDtoday,whohas givento Davida wisesonoverthisgreatpeople."
He liftedhis eyesand sawthe womenand the children,and said,"Whoare thesewith you?" So he said,"The childrenwhomGodhas graciouslygivenyour servant."
"The kinghas alsosaidthus,'Blessedbe the LORD,the Godof Israel,whohas grantedone to siton my thronetodaywhile my own eyessee[it].'"
"Blessedbe the LORDyour Godwhodelightedin you to setyou on the throneof Israel;because the LORDlovedIsraelforever,therefore He madeyou king,to dojusticeand righteousness."
"So giveYour servantan understandingheartto judgeYour peopleto discernbetweengoodand evil.For whois ableto judgethisgreatpeopleof Yours?"
Solomonhad twelvedeputiesoverallIsrael,who providedfor the kingand his household;eachman hadto providefor a monthin the year.
"Nowtherefore, commandthat they cutfor me cedarsfrom Lebanon,and my servantswill be with your servants;and I will giveyou wagesfor your servantsaccording to allthat you say,for you knowthat thereis nooneamong us who knowshow to cuttimberlike the Sidonians."
So Hiramsent[word] to Solomon,saying,"I have heard[the message] whichyou have sentme; I will dowhatyou desireconcerning the cedarand cypresstimber.
May my tongueclingto the roofof my mouthIfI do not rememberyou, IfI do not exaltJerusalemAbovemy chiefjoy.
The proverbsof Solomon.A wisesonmakesa fatherglad,But a foolishsonis a griefto his mother.
A wiseson[accepts his] father'sdiscipline,But a scofferdoes not listento rebuke.
A wisesonmakesa fatherglad,But a foolishmandespiseshis mother.
The fatherof the righteouswill greatlyrejoice,And he who siresa wisesonwill be gladin him.
Behold,I and the childrenwhomthe LORDhas givenme are for signsand wondersin Israelfrom the LORDof hosts,who dwellson MountZion.
For a childwill be bornto us, a sonwill be givento us; And the governmentwill reston His shoulders;And His namewill be calledWonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,EternalFather,Princeof Peace.
