1 Kings 5
- 1And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon. For he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father. For Hiram was ever a lover of David.
- 2And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
- 3You know that David my father could not build a house to 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.
- 4But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side, so that there is no enemy or trouble.
- 5And I purpose to build a house to the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spoke to David my father, saying, Your son, who I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build a house to my name.
- 6Now therefore command you that they cut me cedar trees out of Lebanon, and my servants shall be with your servants: and to you will I give hire for your servants according to all that you shall appoint. For you know that there is not among us any that can skill to cut timber like to the Sidonians.
- 7When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which has given to David a wise son over this great people.
- 8And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which you sent to me for: and I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
- 9My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats to the place that you shall appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and you shall receive them: and you shall accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
- 10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
- 11And Solomon gave Hiram 120,000 bushels of wheat for food for his household, and about 1,200 gallons of pure olive oil: so gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
- 12And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon. They two made a league together.
- 13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel. The levy was thirty thousand men.
- 14And 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.
- 15And Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountains.
- 16Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people who worked in the work.
- 17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and cut stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
- 18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did cut them, and the men of Gebal: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 1 Kings 5 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon. For he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father. For Hiram was ever a lover of David.
KJVThou 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.
GIGAKJVYou know that David my father could not build a house to 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.
KJVBut now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
GIGAKJVBut now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side, so that there is no enemy or trouble.
KJVAnd, 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.
GIGAKJVAnd I purpose to build a house to the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spoke to David my father, saying, Your son, who I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build a house to my name.
KJVNow 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.
GIGAKJVNow therefore command you that they cut me cedar trees out of Lebanon, and my servants shall be with your servants: and to you will I give hire for your servants according to all that you shall appoint. For you know that there is not among us any that can skill to cut timber like to the Sidonians.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVWhen Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which has given to David a wise son over this great people.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which you sent to me for: and I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
KJVMy 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.
GIGAKJVMy servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats to the place that you shall appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and you shall receive them: and you shall accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Solomon gave Hiram 120,000 bushels of wheat for food for his household, and about 1,200 gallons of pure olive oil: so gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
KJVAnd the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon. They two made a league together.
KJVAnd king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
GIGAKJVAnd king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel. The levy was thirty thousand men.
KJVAnd Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
GIGAKJVAnd Solomon had seventy thousand that bore burdens, and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountains.
KJVBeside 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.
GIGAKJVBeside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people who worked in the work.
KJVAnd the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
GIGAKJVAnd the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and cut stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
KJVAnd Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
GIGAKJVAnd Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did cut them, and the men of Gebal: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
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