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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from 1 Kings chapter

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5. Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to

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Solomon because he heard that they had anointed

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him king in place of his father, for Hiram had

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always loved David. Then Solomon sent to Hiram,

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saying, You know how my father David could not

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build a house for the name of the Lord his God

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because of the wars which were fought against

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him on every side, until the Lord put his foes

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under the soles of his feet. But now the Lord

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my God has given me rest on every side. There

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is neither adversary nor evil occurrence. And

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behold, I propose to build a house for the name

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of the Lord my God. As the Lord spoke to my father

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David, saying, Your son, whom I will set on your

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throne in your place, he shall build the house

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for my name. Now therefore command that they

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cut down cedars for me from Lebanon, and my servants

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will be with your servants, and I will pay you

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wages for your servants according to whatever

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you say. For you know there is none among us

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who has skill to cut timber like the Sidonians.

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So it was when Hiram heard the words of Solomon

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that he rejoiced greatly and said, Blessed be

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the Lord this day, for he has given David a wise

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son over this great people. Then Hiram sent to

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Solomon, saying, I have considered the message

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which you sent me, and I will do all you desire

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concerning the cedar and cypress logs. My servants

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shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea.

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I will float them in rafts by sea to the place

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you indicate to me, and will have them broken

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apart there. Then you can take them away. and

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you shall fulfill my desire by giving food for

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my household. Then Hiram gave Solomon cedar and

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cypress logs according to all his desire, and

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Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cores of wheat

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as food for his household, and twenty cores of

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pressed oil. Thus Solomon gave to Hiram year

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by year. So the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as

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he had promised him, and there was peace between

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Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a

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treaty together. Then King Solomon raised up

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a labor force out of all Israel, and the labor

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force was 30 ,000 men, and he sent them to Lebanon

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10 ,000 a month in shifts. They were one month

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in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was

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in charge of the labor force. Solomon had 70

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,000 who carried burdens and 80 ,000 who quarried

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stone in the mountains, besides 3 ,300 from the

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chiefs of Solomon's deputies who supervised the

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people who labored in the work. And the king

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commanded them to quarry large stones, costly

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stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation

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of the temple. So Solomon's builders, Hiram's

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builders, and the Gebelites quarried them, and

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they prepared timber and stones to build the

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temple. I hope you enjoyed today's reading as

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much as I did, and I look forward to seeing you

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again tomorrow to continue on our journey. God

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bless you, and have a great day.