1 Kings 5:6

New International Reader's Version

“So give your men orders to cut down cedar trees in Lebanon for me. My men will work with yours. I’ll pay you for your men’s work. I’ll pay any amount you decide on. As you know, we don’t have anyone as skilled in cutting down trees as the men of Sidon are.”

Cross References

Genesis 10:15

Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was his oldest son. Canaan was also the father of the Hittites,

1 Kings 10:26

Solomon had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept some of his horses and chariots in the chariot cities. He kept the others with him in Jerusalem.

1 Kings 5:7

When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very pleased. He said, “May the Lord be praised today. He has given David a wise son to rule over that great nation.”

1 Kings 6:16

He put up a wall 30 feet from the back of the temple. He made it with cedar boards from floor to ceiling. That formed a room inside the temple. It was the Most Holy Room.

1 Kings 6:20

The Most Holy Room was 30 feet long. It was 30 feet wide. And it was 30 feet high. Solomon covered the inside of it with pure gold. He prepared the cedar altar for burning incense. He covered it with gold.

1 Kings 9:19

He built up all the cities where he could store things. He also built up the towns for his chariots and horses. He built anything he wanted to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon and all the territory he ruled over.

1 Kings 9:27

Hiram sent his men to serve on the ships together with Solomon’s men. Hiram’s sailors knew the sea.

1 Chronicles 22:4

He also provided more cedar logs than anyone could count. The people of Sidon and Tyre brought large numbers of logs to David.

2 Chronicles 1:14

Solomon had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept some of them in the chariot cities. He kept others with him in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 2:10

I’ll pay your servants. They will cut the wood. I’ll pay them 3,600 tons of wheat that has been ground up. I’ll pay them 3,000 tons of barley. I’ll also pay them 120,000 gallons of wine and 120,000 gallons of olive oil.”

2 Chronicles 2:8

“Also send me cedar, juniper and algum logs from Lebanon. I know that your servants are skilled in cutting wood there. My servants will work with yours.

Ezra 3:7

The people gave money to those who worked with stone and those who worked with wood. They gave food and drink and olive oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre. Then those people brought cedar logs down from Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea. They floated them down to Joppa. Cyrus, the king of Persia, authorized them to do it.

Psalm 29:5

The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees. The Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon into pieces.

Zechariah 11:12

I told them, “If you think it is best, give me my pay. But if you don’t think so, keep it.” So they paid me 30 silver coins.

Romans 12:17

Don’t pay back evil with evil. Be careful to do what everyone thinks is right.

Ephesians 4:7

But each one of us has received a gift of grace. These gifts are given to us by Christ.

Deuteronomy 17:16

The king must not get large numbers of horses for himself. He must not make the people return to Egypt to get more horses. The Lord has told you, “You must not go back there again.”

Philippians 4:8

Finally, my brothers and sisters, always think about what is true. Think about what is noble, right and pure. Think about what is lovely and worthy of respect. If anything is excellent or worthy of praise, think about those kinds of things.