The Bible, King James version, Book 11: 1 Kings. Unknown

and he was the only officer which was in the land.

      11:004:020 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

      11:004:021 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

      11:004:022 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

      11:004:023 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.

      11:004:024 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

      11:004:025 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

      11:004:026 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

      11:004:027 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

      11:004:028 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

      11:004:029 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

      11:004:030 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

      11:004:031 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

      11:004:032 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

      11:004:033 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

      11:004:034 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.

      11:005:001 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.

      11:005:002 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

      11:005:003 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.

      11:005:004 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

      11:005:005 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.

      11:005:006 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.

      11:005:007 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.

      11:005:008 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.

      11:005:009 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.

      11:005:010 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

      11:005:011 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.

      11:005:012 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.

      11:005:013 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

      11:005:014 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.

      11:005:015 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;

      11:005:016 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.

      11:005:017 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

      11:005:018 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

      11:006:001 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

      11:006:002 And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.

      11:006:003 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.

      11:006:004 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

      11:006:005 And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:

      11:006:006 The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.

      11:006:007 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

      11:006:008 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.

      11:006:009 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

      11:006:010 And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

      11:006:011 And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

      11:006:012 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:

      11:006:013 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

      11:006:014 So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

      11:006:015 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

      11:006:016 And he built twenty cubits