1 Kings 5 Free Bible Version
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1 When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father, he sent ambassadors to Solomon because Hiram had always been David's friend.
1 HIRAM rey de Tiro envió también sus siervos á Salomón, luego que oyó que lo habían ungido por rey en lugar de su padre: porque Hiram había siempre amado á David.
2 So Solomon sent this message back to Hiram,
2 Entonces Salomón envió á decir á Hiram:
3 “As you know, my father David was not able to build a Temple to honor the Lord his God because of the wars fought against him from every direction, until the Lord had conquered his enemies.
3 Tú sabes como mi padre David no pudo edificar casa al nombre de Jehová su Dios, por las guerras que le cercaron, hasta que Jehová puso [sus enemigos] bajo las plantas de sus pies.
4 But now the Lord my God has given me peace all around—no enemies, no bad things happening.
4 Ahora Jehová mi Dios me ha dado reposo por todas partes; que ni hay adversarios, ni mal encuentro.
5 So I plan to build a Temple to honor the Lord my God, as the Lord told my father David. He said to him, ‘Your son whom I will place on your throne to succeed you will build the Temple to honor me.’
5 Yo por tanto he determinado ahora edificar casa al nombre de Jehová mi Dios, como Jehová lo habló á David mi padre, diciendo: Tu hijo, que yo pondré en lugar tuyo en tu trono, él edificará casa á mi nombre.
6 So please order some cedars of Lebanon to be cut down for me. My workers will assist your workers, and I will pay your workers at the rate that you decide, for you know that we don't have anyone who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”
6 Manda pues ahora que me corten cedros del Líbano; y mis siervos estarán con los tuyos, y yo te daré por tus siervos el salario que tú dijeres: porque tú sabes bien que ninguno hay entre nosotros que sepa labrar la madera como los Sidonios.
7 When Hiram heard Solomon's message, he was very happy and said, “Praise the Lord today, for he has given David a wise son to lead this great nation!”
7 Y como Hiram oyó las palabras de Salomón, holgóse en gran manera, y dijo: Bendito sea hoy Jehová, que dió hijo sabio á David sobre este pueblo tan grande.
8 Hiram sent this reply to Solomon: “Thank you for your message. As for the cedar and cypress timber, I will do everything you want.
8 Y envió Hiram á decir á Salomón: He oído lo que me mandaste [á decir]: yo haré todo lo que te pluguiere acerca de la madera de cedro, y la madera de haya.
9 My workers will bring the logs down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will have them floated in rafts by sea to wherever you decide. I will have the rafts broken apart there, and you can take the logs away. In return I would like you to provide food for my household.”
9 Mis siervos la llevarán desde el Líbano á la mar; y yo la pondré en balsas por la mar hasta el lugar que tú me señalares, y allí se desatará, y tú la tomarás: y tú harás mi voluntad en dar de comer á mi familia.
10 So Hiram provided Solomon with as much cedar and cypress timber as he wanted,
10 Dió pues Hiram á Salomón madera de cedro y madera de haya todo lo que quiso.
11 Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 cors of wheat for food and 20,000 cors of olive oil for his household. Solomon provided this to Hiram every year.
11 Y Salomón daba á Hiram veinte mil coros de trigo para el sustento de su familia, y veinte coros de aceite limpio: esto daba Salomón á Hiram cada un año.
12 The Lord gave Solomon wisdom just as he had promised him. Hiram and Solomon had a good relationship and they made a peace treaty with each other.
12 Dió pues Jehová á Salomón sabiduría como le había dicho: y hubo paz entre Hiram y Salomón, é hicieron alianza entre ambos.
13 King Solomon drafted a labor force of 30,000 from all of Israel.
13 Y el rey Salomón impuso tributo á todo Israel, y el tributo fué de treinta mil hombres:
14 He sent them in shifts of 10,000 each month to Lebanon, so that they were one month in Lebanon and two months at home, Adoniram was in charge of the labor force.
14 Los cuales enviaba al Líbano de diez mil en diez mil, cada mes por su turno, viniendo así á estar un mes en el Líbano, y dos meses en sus casas: y Adoniram estaba sobre aquel tributo.
15 Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country,
15 Tenía también Salomón setenta mil que llevaban las cargas, y ochenta mil cortadores en el monte;
16 as well as 3,300 foremen he placed in charge of the workers.
16 Sin los principales oficiales de Salomón que estaban sobre la obra, tres mil y trescientos, los cuales tenían cargo del pueblo que hacía la obra.
17 Following the king's orders, they quarried large blocks of stone that were expensive to produce, and laid these dressed stones as the foundation for the Temple.
17 Y mandó el rey que trajesen grandes piedras, piedras de precio, para los cimientos de la casa, y piedras labradas.
18 So Solomon's and Hiram's builders, together with the Gebalites, cut the stone. They prepared the timber and stone to build the Temple.
18 Y los albañiles de Salomón y los de Hiram, y los aparejadores, cortaron y aparejaron la madera y la cantería para labrar la casa.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Adoniram
Son of Abda, in charge of the forced labor, who oversaw the monthly shifts of 30,000 sent to Lebanon.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:6; 1 Kings 5:14
Hiram
King of Tyre, who sent David envoys, cedar logs, carpenters and stonemasons to build his palace.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 5:7
Solomon
David's son who built the temple and became famous for God-given wisdom.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 1-11; 1 Chron. 3:5; Matt. 1:6-7
Cross references (17)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Chronicles 14:1; 2 Chronicles 2:3; 1 Kings 5:10; 2 Samuel 5:11; Psalm 45:12
- 2 2 Chronicles 2:3
- 3 1 Chronicles 28:3; 1 Chronicles 22:8; Psalm 110:1; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Psalm 8:6
- 4 1 Chronicles 22:9; 1 Kings 4:24; Acts 9:31; Isaiah 9:7; Psalm 72:7
- 5 1 Chronicles 17:12; 1 Chronicles 22:10; 2 Samuel 7:12–13; 1 Chronicles 28:6; 1 Chronicles 28:10
- 6 2 Chronicles 2:8; Romans 12:17; 1 Kings 6:20; Philippians 4:8; Ezra 3:7
- 7 Proverbs 23:24; Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 8:18; Genesis 33:5; Psalm 122:6–7
- 8 2 Samuel 6:5; 1 Kings 6:15; 1 Kings 6:34; 2 Chronicles 3:5
- 9 Ezra 3:7; Ezekiel 27:17; 2 Chronicles 2:16; Acts 12:20; 2 Chronicles 1:15
- 11 2 Chronicles 2:10; 1 Kings 4:22
- 12 1 Kings 3:12; Amos 1:9; James 1:5; 1 Kings 15:19; Genesis 21:32
- 13 1 Kings 9:15; 1 Kings 4:6
- 14 1 Chronicles 27:1–15; 1 Kings 4:6–19
- 15 1 Kings 9:20–22; 2 Chronicles 2:17–18; Ezra 2:58; Nehemiah 7:60; 2 Chronicles 8:7–9
- 16 1 Kings 9:23; 2 Chronicles 2:2
- 17 1 Chronicles 22:2; 1 Kings 6:7; 1 Peter 2:6–7; 1 Kings 7:9; Isaiah 28:16
- 18 Joshua 13:5; Ezekiel 27:9; Psalm 83:7
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