But now the Lord my God has given me peace on all sides of my country. Now I have no enemies. My people are in no danger.
1 Kings 5:18 - Easy To Read Version Then Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders and the men from Byblos [29] carved the stones. They prepared the stones and the logs for building the temple. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the men of Gebal did the hewing and prepared the timber and stones to build the house. American Standard Version (1901) And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house. Common English Bible The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram, along with those of Byblos, prepared the timber and the stones for the construction of the temple. Catholic Public Domain Version And these were shaped by the stoneworkers of Solomon and the stoneworkers of Hiram. And the men of Gebal also prepared the wood and the stones in order to build the house. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the masons of Solomon, and the masons of Hiram hewed them: and the Giblians prepared timber and stones to build the house. |
But now the Lord my God has given me peace on all sides of my country. Now I have no enemies. My people are in no danger.
David gave an order for all foreigners living in Israel to be gathered together. David chose stonecutters {\cf2\super [232]} from that group of foreigners. Their job was to cut stones ready to be used for building God’s temple. {\cf2\super [233]}
The elders and wise men from Byblos {\cf2\super [221]} \par were on board to help put caulking {\cf2\super [222]} \par between the boards on your ship.\par All the ships of the sea and their sailors\par came to trade and do business with you.’\par
You have not yet defeated the area of the Gebalites. And also there is the area of Lebanon east of Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.