1 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. 2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
3 ¶ And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me . 4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. 5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods. 6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? 7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide. 8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants, 9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great. 10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
11 ¶ Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them. 12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. 13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s, 14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father. 15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants: 16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
17 ¶ And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. 18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
Gatavošanās tempļa celšanai
(1Ķēn 5:15–32)1 Septiņdesmit tūkstošus vīru Sālamans norīkoja par nastu nesējiem un astoņdesmit tūkstošus – par akmeņkaļiem kalnos. Tos pārraudzīja trīs tūkstoši seši simti uzraugu.
2 Sālamans sūtīja pie Tīras ķēniņa Hūrāma un sacīja: “Dari tāpat, kā darīji manam tēvam Dāvidam – tu sūtīji viņam ciedrus, lai viņš var uzcelt sev namu, kur dzīvot. 3 Redzi, es ceļu namu, kas svētīts Kunga, mana Dieva, vārdam, lai tur viņa priekšā kvēpinātu vīraku un vienmēr tur atrastos upurmaize, lai tur pienestu sadedzināmos upurus rītos un vakaros, sabatā un jaunā mēnesī, un visos svētkos, ko Kungs, mūsu Dievs, uz mūžiem noteicis Israēlam. 4 Nams, ko es ceļu, ir liels, jo mūsu Dievs ir lielāks par visiem dieviem! 5 Kurš gan spēj viņam uzcelt namu? Pat visas debesis nespēj viņu aptvert! Kas gan esmu es, ka ceļu viņam namu, lai kvēpinātu viņa priekšā?! 6 Tad nu sūti man gudru vīru, kas prot apstrādāt zeltu, sudrabu, varu un dzelzi, kā arī purpura, karmīna un purpurzilus audumus, un sūti arī tādu, kas prastu gravēt, – lai tas strādā kopā ar maniem strādniekiem no Jūdas un Jeruzālemes, kurus apmācījis mans tēvs Dāvids. 7 Sūti man arī ciedru kokus, cipreses un sarkankoku no Lebanona, jo es zinu, ka tavi kalpi prot cirst Lebanona kokus; redzi, mani kalpi būs kopā ar taviem kalpiem, 8 tie sagatavos daudz koku, jo nams, ko es ceļu, būs liels un brīnišķīgs! 9 Redzi, taviem kalpiem, koku cirtējiem, es došu divdesmit tūkstošus koru vētītu kviešu, divdesmit tūkstošus koru miežu, divdesmit tūkstošus batu vīna un divdesmit tūkstošus batu eļļas.”
10 Tīras ķēniņš Hūrāms sūtīja Sālamanam atbildes vēstuli: “Tādēļ ka Kungs mīl savu tautu, viņš tevi tai iecēlis par ķēniņu!” 11 Hūrāms sacīja: “Slavēts Kungs, Israēla Dievs, kurš darinājis debesis un zemi, kurš ķēniņam Dāvidam devis gudru, zinīgu un apdomīgu dēlu – tas uzcels namu Kungam un sev valdnieka namu! 12 Re, es sūtu gudru, zinīgu un prasmīgu vīru – Hūrām-Abī, 13 viņa māte ir no Dāna meitām, viņa tēvs ir tīrietis, viņš prot apstrādāt zeltu, sudrabu, varu un dzelzi, akmeņus un koku un purpura, purpurzila, smalka lina un karmīna audumu un prot gravēt – viņš pratīs ikvienu sarežģītu darbu, kāds viņam tiks dots, un strādās kopā ar taviem amatniekiem un mana kunga Dāvida, tava tēva, amatniekiem. 14 Tad nu sūti saviem kalpiem to, ko mans kungs teicis, – kviešus, miežus, eļļu un vīnu, 15 un mēs nocirtīsim Lebanonā tik koku, cik vien tev vajag, un aizpludināsim tos pa jūru uz Jafu, un tu tos nogādāsi Jeruzālemē.”
16 Sālamans saskaitīja visus svešiniekus, kas dzīvoja Israēla zemē, salīdzinādams ar skaitu, ko bija saskaitījis viņa tēvs Dāvids, un tagad to bija simts piecdesmit trīs tūkstoši seši simti. 17 No tiem septiņdesmit tūkstošus viņš iedalīja par kravu nesējiem, astoņdesmit tūkstošus akmeņu plēšanai kalnos un trīs tūkstošus seši simti par ļaužu darba uzraugiem.
