Day 161, 10 June 2026



1) 1 Kings 5, 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 2 ,2 Chronicles 3



1 Kings 5



Plans to Build the Temple



2Ch 2:1-18



1 (2Sa 5:11; 1Ch 14:1) Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon,

for he had heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father,

and Hiram had always loved David.

2 (2Ch 2:3)And Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying,

3 (1Ch 28:3; 22:8) "You know how David my father was unable to build a house

for the name of the Lord his God because of the wars all around him,

until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.

4 (1Ki 4:24; 1Ch 22:9) But now the Lord my God has given me peace

on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

5 (1Ch 17:12; 22:10) So know that I plan to build a house to honor the name

of the Lord my God, just as the Lord spoke to my father David, saying,

'Your son, whom I will set on your throne after you,

shall build a house to honor My name.'

6 (2Ch 2:8) "Now therefore command that cedar trees from Lebanon be

cut down for me, and my servants shall be with your servants,

and I will pay your servants whatever you command, for you know

that there are none among my people who can cut timber like the Sidonians."

7 When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said,

"Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given David

a wise son over this great people."

8 Hiram sent to Solomon, saying,

"I have considered the things which you contacted me about,

and I will do all you asked concerning timber of cedar and fir.

9 (Ezr 3:7; Eze 27:17) My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon

to the sea, and I will send them by sea in floats to the place that you shall

name and will cause them to be discharged into your care there,

and in return you will meet my wishes by giving food for my household."

10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees as he desired.

11 (2Ch 2:10) Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand kors

[Likely about 3,600 tons, or 3,250 metric tons.] of wheat for his household

and twenty baths

[About 120,000 gallons, or 440,000 liters.] of pure oil. This is what Solomon

gave to Hiram each year.

12 (1Ki 3:12; Am 1:9) The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as He promised,

and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon as they made a treaty together.

13 (1Ki 9:15; 4:6) King Solomon drafted men from all Israel,

totaling 30000 men.

14 He sent them to Lebanon in turns, ten thousand a month,

with each spending a month in Lebanon and two months at home.

Adoniram administered the labor force.

15 (1Ki 9:20-22; 2Ch 2:17-18) Solomon had seventy thousand porters

and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountains,

16 (1Ki 9:23; 2Ch 2:2) not counting the chief of Solomon's officers

who were over the work, three thousand three hundred,

who ruled over the people who did the work.

17 (1Ki 6:7; 1Ch 22:2) At the king's command, they quarried out great,

costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones.

18 (Jos 13:5; Eze 27:9) Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders, along

with the stonemasons, cut them and prepared timber and stones

to build the house.



1 Kings 5

Building the Temple

1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that

they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a

lover of David.

2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the

name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side,

until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.

4 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there

is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God,

as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set

upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon;

and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire

for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest

that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the

Sidonians.

7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced

greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a

wise son over this great people.

8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou

sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar,

and concerning timber of fir.

9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will

convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and

will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou

shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees

according to all his desire.

11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his

household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year

by year.

12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace

between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.

13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty

thousand men.

14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they

were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.

15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens,

and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;

16 beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three

thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought

in the work.

17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones,

and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the

stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.



2 Chronicles 2

Plans for Building the Temple



1 Ki 5:1-16

1 (1Ki 5:5; Dt 12:5) Now Solomon wanted to build a temple for the name

of the Lord and a royal house for his kingship.

2 (2Ch 2:18; 1Ki 5:15-16) And Solomon designated seventy thousand men

to carry materials, eighty thousand men to cut stone in the hills,

and three thousand six hundred supervisors to oversee these men.

3 (1Ch 14:1; 2Sa 5:11) And Solomon sent word to Hiram [Huram in the Heb.

text. king of Tyre] saying,

"As you did for David my father and sent him cedar trees in order to build

for himself a house in which to dwell, so deal with me.

4 (Ex 30:7; 25:30) I am going to build a temple for the name of the Lord

my God, sanctified for Him, for making sacrifices before Him,

and for incense of fragrant spices, and for the continual showbread,

for burnt offerings on both morning and evening, and for Sabbaths,

New Moons, and appointed feasts of the Lord our God,

as an ordinance forever for Israel.

5 (1Ch 16:25; Ex 15:11) "And the house that I am building will be great

because our God is greater than all other gods.

6 (1Ki 8:27; 2Ch 6:18) But who is able to build a house for Him,

since the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him?

Who am I that I build a house for Him, except to make offerings before Him?

7 (Ex 31:3-5; 1Ch 22:15-16) "Now may you send to me a wise man who works

with gold, silver, bronze, iron, and in purple, crimson, and violet threads

and knows how to engrave, who will be with the skilled workers

and me in Judah and Jerusalem, which David my father established.

8 (1Ki 5:6) "And may you send me trees of cedar, cypress, and algum

from Lebanon because I realize that your slaves know how to cut timber

in Lebanon; and my servants will be alongside your servants,

9 to prepare an abundance of timber for me, because the temple that I will

build will be great and marvelous.

10 (1Ki 5:11) I will provide for the woodsmen, your servants who cut timber,

twenty thousand dry kors [Likely about 3,600 tons, or 3,200 metric tons]

of wheat. of crushed wheat, twenty thousand kors

[Likely about 3,000 tons, or 2,700 metric tons] of barley. of barley,

twenty thousand liquid baths

[About 120,000 gallons, or 440,000 liters.] of wine, and twenty thousand

liquid baths of oil."

11 (1Ki 10:9; 2Ch 9:8) Then Hiram king of Tyre responded

in a letter that he sent to Solomon,

"Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them."

12 (Ps 33:6) And Hiram said,

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel who made heaven and earth

and has given King David a wise son, having insight and understanding,

who is building a temple for the Lord and a royal house for his kingship.

13 "And now I have sent a skilled man, endowed with understanding, Huram-Abi,

14 (2Ch 2:7) the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan

and the son of a man of Tyre, who knows gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone,

wood, and purple, violet, blue, and crimson threads, and who knows how

to make all types of engravings and to devise every type of design

that is given to him, with your skilled men and the skilled men of my lord

David your father.

15 (2Ch 2:10)"Now the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine that my lord

has declared, may he send these items to his slaves.

16 (Jos 19:46; 1Ki 5:8-9) And let us cut the timber from Lebanon,

whatever you need, and we will bring it to you on rafts on the sea to Joppa,

and you will bring it up to Jerusalem."