1 Kings 5:8

New International Reader's Version

So Hiram sent a message to Solomon. Hiram said, “I have received the message you sent me. I’ll do everything you want me to. I’ll provide the cedar and juniper logs.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:5

David was celebrating with all his might in front of the Lord. So was the whole community of Israel. All of them were playing castanets, harps, lyres, tambourines, rattles and cymbals.

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 5:9

My men will bring them from Lebanon down to the Mediterranean Sea. I’ll make them into rafts. I’ll float them to the place you want me to. When the rafts arrive, I’ll separate the logs from each other. Then you can take them away. And here’s what I want in return. Provide food for all the people in my palace.”

1 Kings 6:15

He put cedar boards on its inside walls. He covered them from floor to ceiling. He covered the temple floor with juniper boards.

1 Kings 6:34

He also made two doors out of juniper wood. Each door had two parts. They turned in bases shaped like cups.

2 Chronicles 2:16

And we’ll cut all the logs from Lebanon that you need. We’ll make rafts out of them. We’ll float them by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”

2 Chronicles 3:5

He covered the inside of the main hall with juniper boards. Then he covered the boards with fine gold. He decorated the hall with palm tree patterns and chain patterns.