1 Kings 5:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; I will convey them by sea in floats to the place you appoint, and will have them unloaded there, and you shall receive them, and you shall fulfill my desire by providing food for my household.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    God gave Solomon wisdom, very great understanding, and vast insight, as expansive as the sand on the seashore.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    My servants{H5650} shall bring them down{H3381} from Lebanon{H3844} unto the sea;{H3220} and I will make{H7760} them into rafts{H1702} to go by sea{H3220} unto the place{H4725} that thou shalt appoint{H7971} me, and will cause them to be broken up{H5310} there, and thou shalt receive{H5375} them; and thou shalt accomplish{H6213} my desire,{H2656} in giving{H5414} food{H3899} for my household.{H1004}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    My servants{H5650} shall bring them down{H3381}{(H8686)} from Lebanon{H3844} unto the sea{H3220}: and I will convey{H7760}{(H8799)} them by sea{H3220} in floats{H1702} unto the place{H4725} that thou shalt appoint{H7971}{(H8799)} me, and will cause them to be discharged{H5310}{(H8765)} there, and thou shalt receive{H5375}{(H8799)} them: and thou shalt accomplish{H6213}{(H8799)} my desire{H2656}, in giving{H5414}{(H8800)} food{H3899} for my household{H1004}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    My seruautes shall brynge them downe from Libanus vnto ye See, and I wyl make them to flote vpo the See, vnto the place which thou shalt shewe me, and there wyl I cause them to aryue, & thou shalt make the to be fetched. But thou shalt fulfyll my desyre also, and geue fode vnto my housholde folkes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    My seruants shal bring them downe from Lebanon to the sea: and I will conuey them by sea in raftes vnto the place that thou shalt shew me, and wil cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receiue them: nowe thou shalt doe mee a pleasure to minister foode for my familie.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    My seruauntes shall bring them from Libanon to the sea, and I wyl conuey them by sea in flootes vnto the place that thou shalt shew me, and wil cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receaue them: and thou shalt do me a pleasure againe, if thou minister foode for myne house.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that you shall appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and you shall receive them; and you shall accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    my servants bring down from Lebanon to the sea, and I make them floats in the sea unto the place that thou sendest unto me, and I have spread them out there; and thou dost take `them' up, and thou dost execute my desire, to give the food of my house.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea; and I will make them into rafts to go by sea unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them; and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea; and I will make them into rafts to go by sea unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them; and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    My men will take them down from Lebanon to the sea, where I will have them corded together to go by sea to whatever place you say, and I will have them cut up there so that you may take them away; as for payment, it will be enough if you give me food for my people.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that you shall appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and you shall receive them. You shall accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    My servants will bring the timber down from Lebanon to the sea. I will send it by sea in raft-like bundles to the place you designate. There I will separate the logs and you can carry them away. In exchange you will supply the food I need for my royal court.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ezra 3:7 : 7 They gave money also to the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, to those of Zidon, and to those of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant they had from Cyrus king of Persia.
  • Ezek 27:17 : 17 Judah and the land of Israel, they were your merchants: they traded in your market with wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.
  • Acts 12:20 : 20 Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord and, having made Blastus, the king's chamberlain, their friend, asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food by the king's country.
  • 2 Chr 2:16 : 16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you need, and we will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.
  • Deut 3:25 : 25 I pray you, let me cross over and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, that good hill country, and Lebanon.
  • 2 Chr 1:15 : 15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plentiful as stones, and cedar trees he made as the sycamore trees that are in the valley for abundance.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 84%

    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 for his household, and twenty measures of pure oil; this was given by Solomon to Hiram year by year.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5-8
    4 verses
    82%

    5 And behold, I plan to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to David my father, saying, Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build a house for my name.

    6 Now therefore command that they cut me cedar trees from Lebanon, and my servants will be with your servants, and I will give you hire for your servants according to all that you designate, for you know that there is none among us who can skillfully cut timber like the Sidonians.

    7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, Blessed be the LORD today, who has given David a wise son over this great people.

    8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things you sent to me for, and I will do all your desire concerning cedar and fir timber.

  • 2 Chr 2:7-16
    10 verses
    80%

    7 Send me now therefore a man skillful to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave with the skillful men that are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

    8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skillful to cut timber in Lebanon; and behold, my servants shall be with your servants,

    9 To prepare me timber in abundance, for the house which I am about to build shall be exceedingly great.

    10 And behold, I will give to your servants, the woodcutters who 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 has loved his people, he has made you king over them.

    12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to King David a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, that might build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

    13 And now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram my father's,

    14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold, and in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to engrave any manner of engraving, and to devise every design that shall be put to him, with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.

    15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants:

    16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you need, and we will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.

  • 27 And Hiram sent his servants, seamen who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

  • 3 And Solomon sent to Huram, the king of Tyre, saying, As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build a house to dwell in, so deal with me.

  • 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

  • 5 They have made all your ship boards of fir trees from Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for you.

  • 71%

    17 And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

    18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the stonecutters quarried them; so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

  • 6 Yet I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house, and the houses of your servants; and it shall be, that whatever is pleasant in your eyes, they shall put in their hand, and take it away.

  • 11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.

  • 13 And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.

  • 1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.

  • 18 And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that knew the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.

  • 2 Kgs 22:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5 And let them deliver it into the hand of those who do the work, who have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to those who do the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

    6 To carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and cut stone to repair the house.

  • 10 The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.

  • 11 (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

  • 4 Also cedar trees in abundance, for the Sidonians and those of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

  • 12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what she had brought to the king. So she turned and went back to her own land, she and her servants.

  • 15 Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance, stone cutters and workers of stone and timber, and all kinds of skillful men for every kind of work.

  • 7 They gave money also to the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, to those of Zidon, and to those of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

  • 21 And, behold, the divisions of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with you for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with you for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the leaders and all the people will be wholly at your command.

  • 13 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

  • 8 Go up to the mountains, bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.

  • 9 King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.

  • 11 Even to the craftsmen and builders they gave it, to buy hewn stone, timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  • 68%

    14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month in shifts; they were a month in Lebanon and two months at home, and Adoniram was in charge of the levy.

    15 And Solomon had seventy thousand who carried burdens and eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountains,

  • 15 And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall appoint.

  • 11 Moreover the navy of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir a great supply of almug wood, and precious stones.

  • 67%

    11 And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

    12 As for this house which you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and execute my judgments and keep all my commandments to walk in them, then I will fulfill my word with you, which I spoke to David your father:

  • 19 The vessels also that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem.

  • 5 Take it from them, that they may be used for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.

  • 24 By your servants you have reproached the Lord, and have said, By the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down its tall cedars and its choice fir trees: and I will enter the height of its border, the forest of its Carmel.

  • 7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household; each man provided for one month in a year.