Then King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David with cedar logs, carpenters and masons; and they built a palace for David.
1 Kings 5:15 - Tree of Life Version Then King Hiram of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram was always a friend of David. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Solomon had 70,000 burden bearers and 80,000 hewers [of stone] in the hill country of Judah, American Standard Version (1901) And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains; Common English Bible Solomon had 70,000 laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the highlands. Catholic Public Domain Version And Solomon had seventy thousand of those who were carrying burdens, and eighty thousand of those who cut stones from the mountain, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Solomon had seventy thousand to carry burdens, and eighty thousand to hew stones in the mountain: |
Then King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David with cedar logs, carpenters and masons; and they built a palace for David.
Now King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, as well as cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters, to build a palace for him.
Solomon recruited 70,000 men as carriers, 80,000 as stonecutters in the mountains and 3,600 supervisors over them.
Then Solomon sent word to Huram the king of Tyre saying, “Deal with me as you did with my father David when you sent him cedars to build a house to dwell in.
The sons of Solomon’s servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perida,
A daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The richest people will court your favor.”
Next the border turned to Ramah, then to the fortified city of Tyre. Then the border turned to Hosah and ended at the sea in the region of Achzib,
“Yes, let them live,” the leaders said further, “but let them chop wood and draw water for the entire community.” So the leaders decreed concerning them.