¹Y Salomón decidió² edificar una casa al nombre del SEÑOR^a, y un palacio real para sí³. 2 ¹Y designó² Salomón setenta mil hombres para llevar cargas, ochenta mil para labrar piedra en los montes y tres mil seiscientos para dirigirlos^a. 3 ^aEntonces Salomón envió un mensaje a Hiram¹, rey de Tiro, diciendo: Haz conmigo como hiciste con mi padre David, enviándole cedros para edificarle una casa donde habitar^b. 4 He aquí, voy a edificar una casa al nombre del SEÑOR mi Dios, para consagrársela, para quemar incienso aromático delante de Él^a, para colocar continuamente el pan de la proposición^b y para ofrecer holocaustos por la mañana y por la tarde^c, en los días de reposo^d, en las lunas nuevas y en las fiestas señaladas del SEÑOR nuestro Dios; esto será ordenanza perpetua en Israel. 5 Y la casa que voy a edificar será grande; porque nuestro Dios es grande, más que todos los dioses^a. 6 Pero ¿quién será capaz de edificarle una casa, cuando los cielos y los cielos de los cielos no pueden contenerle^a? ¿Quién soy yo para que le edifique una casa, aunquesolo sea para quemar incienso delante de Él? 7 Ahora pues, envíame un hombre diestro para trabajar en oro, en plata, en bronce, en hierro, y en material de púrpura, carmesí y violeta, y que sepa hacer grabados, para trabajar con los expertos que tengo^1a en Judá y en Jerusalén, los cuales mi padre David proveyó^b. 8 Envíame también del Líbano madera de cedro, ciprés y sándalo^a, porque yo sé que tus siervos saben cortar la madera del Líbano; y he aquí, mis siervos trabajarán con tus siervos^b, 9 para que me preparen madera en abundancia, porque la casa que voy a edificar será grande y maravillosa. 10 Y he aquí, daré a tus siervos, los trabajadores¹ que cortan la madera, veinte mil coros² de trigo^a en grano³, y veinte mil coros de cebada, y veinte mil batos⁴ de vino, y veinte mil batos de aceite.

11 Entonces Hiram, rey de Tiro, respondió en una carta que envió¹ a Salomón: Por cuanto el SEÑOR ama a su pueblo, te ha hecho rey sobre ellos^a. 12 Y añadió Hiram: Bendito sea el SEÑOR, Dios de Israel, que ha hecho los cielos y la tierra^a, que ha dado al rey David un hijo sabio, dotado de¹ prudencia y entendimiento, que edificará una casa para el SEÑOR y un palacio real para sí^2b. 13 Y ahora envío a Hiram-abí, hombre hábil, dotado de¹ entendimiento, 14 hijo de una mujer de las hijas de Dan y cuyo padre es¹ de Tiro, el cual sabe trabajar en oro, en plata, en bronce^a, en hierro, en piedra, en madera y en material de púrpura, violeta, lino y carmesí, y sabe hacer toda clase de grabados y cualquier diseño² que se le asigne, para trabajar con tus expertos y con los expertos de mi señor David, tu padre. 15 Ahora pues, envíe mi señor a sus siervos el trigo, la cebada, el aceite y el vino^a, de los cuales ha hablado. 16 Y nosotros cortaremos toda la madera que necesites del Líbano, te la traeremos en balsas por el mar hasta Jope y tú la harás llevar a Jerusalén^a.

17 Y contó Salomón todos los extranjeros que estaban en la tierra de Israel^a, después del censo¹ que su padre David había tomado²; y se hallaron ciento cincuenta y tres mil seiscientos. 18 Puso setenta mil de ellos a llevar cargas, ochenta mil a labrar piedras en los montes y tres mil seiscientos como capataces para hacer trabajar al pueblo^a.

^1aNow Solomon ²decided to build a house for the name of the LORD and a ³royal palace for himself. 2 ¹So ^aSolomon ²assigned 70,000 men to carry loads and 80,000 men to quarry stone in the mountains and 3,600 to supervise them.

3 ^aThen Solomon sent word to ¹Huram the king of Tyre, saying, “^bAs you dealt with David my father and sent him cedars to build him a house to dwell in, so do for me. 4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, dedicating it to Him, ^ato burn fragrant incense before Him and to set out ^bthe showbread continually, and to offer ^cburnt offerings morning and evening, ^don sabbaths and on new moons and on the appointed feasts of the LORD our God, this being required forever in Israel. 5 The house which I am about to build will be great, for ^agreater is our God than all the gods. 6 But ^awho is able to build a house for Him, for the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? So who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to ¹burn incense before Him? 7 Now ^asend me a skilled man to work in gold, silver, brass and iron, and in purple, crimson and violet fabrics, and who knows how to make engravings, to work with the skilled men ^1bwhom I have in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. 8 ^aSend me also cedar, cypress and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber of Lebanon; and indeed ^bmy servants will work with your servants, 9 to prepare timber in abundance for me, for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful. 10 Now behold, ^aI will give to your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, 20,000 ¹kors of crushed wheat and 20,000 ²kors of barley, and 20,000 baths of wine and 20,000 baths of oil.”

11 Then Huram, king of Tyre, ¹answered in a letter sent to Solomon: “^aBecause the LORD loves His people, He has made you king over them.” 12 Then Huram ¹continued, “Blessed be ^athe LORD, the God of Israel, who has made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, ²endowed with discretion and understanding, ^bwho will build a house for the LORD and a ³royal palace for himself.

13 “Now I am sending Huram-abi, a skilled man, ¹endowed with understanding, 14 ^athe son of a ¹Danite woman and ²a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone and wood, and in purple, violet, linen and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to ³execute any design which may be assigned to him, to work with your skilled men and with ⁴those of my lord David your father. 15 Now then, let my lord send to his servants wheat and barley, oil and wine, of ^awhich he has spoken. 16 ^aWe will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry it up to Jerusalem.”

17 Solomon numbered all the aliens who were in the land of Israel, ^afollowing the ¹census which his father David had ²taken; and 153,600 were found. 18 ^aHe appointed 70,000 of them to carry loads and 80,000 to quarry stones in the mountains and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work.

^1aNow Solomon ²decided to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a ³royal palace for himself. 2 ¹So ^aSolomon ²assigned seventy thousand men to carry loads, eighty thousand men to quarry stone in the mountains, and 3,600 to supervise them.

3 ^aThen Solomon sent word to ¹Huram the king of Tyre, saying, “^bAs you dealt with my father David and sent him cedars to build him a house to live in, do it for me. 4 Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, dedicating it to Him, ^ato burn fragrant incense before Him and to set out ^bthe showbread continually, and to offer ^cburnt offerings morning and evening, ^don Sabbaths, on new moons, and on the appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is to be done in Israel forever. 5 The house which I am about to build will be great, for our God is ^agreater than all the gods. 6 But ^awho is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? And who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to ¹burn incense before Him? 7 Now ^asend me a skilled man to work in gold, silver, brass, iron, and in purple, crimson, and violet fabrics, one who knows how to make engravings, to work with the skilled workers ^1bwhom I have in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided. 8 ^aSend me also cedar, juniper, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber of Lebanon; and indeed ^bmy servants will work with your servants, 9 to prepare timber in abundance for me, for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful. 10 Now behold, ^aI will give your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, ¹twenty thousand kors of crushed wheat, twenty thousand kors of barley, ²twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.”

11 Then Huram, king of Tyre, ¹answered in a letter sent to Solomon: “^aBecause the LORD loves His people, He has made you king over them.” 12 Then Huram ¹continued, “Blessed be ^athe LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, ²endowed with discretion and understanding, ^bwho will build a house for the LORD and a ³royal palace for himself.

13 “Now then, I am sending Huram-abi, a skilled man, ¹endowed with understanding, 14 ^athe son of a ¹Danite woman and ²a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, violet, linen, and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to ³execute any design which is assigned to him, to work with your skilled workers and with ⁴those of my lord, your father David. 15 Now then, let my lord send his servants wheat and barley, oil and wine, of ^awhich he has spoken. 16 ^aWe will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you as rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry it up to Jerusalem.”

17 Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, ^afollowing the ¹census which his father David had ²taken; and 153,600 were found. 18 ^aHe appointed seventy thousand of them to carry loads and eighty thousand to quarry stones in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work.

^1aNow Solomon decided to build a house (temple) for the Name of the LORD, and a royal palace for himself. 2 ^1aSo Solomon assigned 70,000 men to carry loads, 80,000 men to quarry stone in the mountains, and 3,600 to supervise them.

3 ^aThen Solomon sent word to ¹Hiram king of Tyre, saying, “^bAs you dealt with my father David and sent him cedars to build himself a house in which to live, please do the same for me. 4 Observe, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, dedicated to Him, to ^aburn fragrant incense of sweet spices before Him, to set out ^bthe showbread continually, and to offer ^cburnt offerings morning and evening, ^don Sabbaths, New Moons, and on the festivals of the LORD our God, as ordained forever in Israel. 5 The house I am going to build will be great, for our God is ^agreater than all the gods. 6 But ^awho is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens and even the highest heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I to build a house for Him, except as a place to burn incense before Him? 7 Now ^asend me a man who is skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, and who knows how to make engravings, to work with the skilled men ^bwho are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided. 8 ^aSend me also cedar, cypress, and ¹algum timber, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. And indeed ^bmy servants will work with your servants 9 to prepare for me an abundance of timber, because the house I am about to build will be great and wonderful. 10 And ^aI will give to your servants who cut timber, 20,000 ¹measures of crushed wheat and 20,000 measures of barley, and 20,000 baths of wine and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”

11 Then Hiram, king of Tyre replied in a letter sent to Solomon: “^aBecause the LORD loves His people, He has made you king over them.” 12 Hiram said also, “Blessed be ^athe LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, ^bwho will build a house for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

13 “Now I am sending a skilled man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi, 14 ^athe son of a ¹Danite woman and a Tyrian father. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood; in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics, and in fine linen. He is able to make any kind of engraving and to carry out any design given him. He will work with your skilled men and those of my lord, David your father. 15 Now then, let my lord send to his servants the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine of ^awhich he has spoken. 16 ^aWe will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may take it up to Jerusalem.”

17 Then Solomon took a count of all the aliens in the land of Israel, ^alike the census that his father David had taken; and they were found to be 153,600. 18 ^aHe assigned 70,000 of them to carry loads and 80,000 to quarry stone in the mountain, and 3,600 as overseers to make the people work.