- When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David.
- Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:
- "You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD put his enemies under his feet.
- But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or disaster.
- I intend, therefore, to build a temple for the Name of the LORD my God, as the LORD told my father David, when he said, 'Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name.'
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- 推羅王希蘭、平素愛大衛.他聽見以色列人膏所羅門、接續他父親作王、就差遣臣僕來見他。
- 所羅門也差遣人去見希蘭、說、
- 你知道我父親大衛、因四圍的爭戰、不能為耶和華他 神的名建殿、直等到耶和華使仇敵都服在他腳下。
- 現在耶和華我的 神使我四圍平安、沒有仇敵、沒有災禍。
- 我定意要為耶和華我 神的名建殿.是照耶和華應許我父親大衛的話、說、我必使你兒子接續你坐你的位、他必為我的名建殿。
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