1 Kings 5:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now 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.”

1 Kings 5:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 5:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 5:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now therefore command that cedar trees be cut for me out of Lebanon. My servants will be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you say. For you know that there is nobody among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.””

1 Kings 5:6 — World English Bible

1 Kings 5:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now therefore command thou that they cut me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that knoweth how to cut timber like unto the Sidonians.”

1 Kings 5:6 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 5:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And now, command, and they cut down for me cedars out of Lebanon, and my servants are with thy servants, and the hire of thy servants I give to thee according to all that thou sayest, for thou hast known that there is not among us a man acquainted with cutting wood, like the Sidonians.'”

1 Kings 5:6 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 5:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And now command that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say; for thou knowest that there is not among us any that are experienced in cutting timber like to the Zidonians.”

1 Kings 5:6 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 5:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Now therefore commaund, that they hewe me cedar trees out of Lebanon, and my seruants shall be with thy seruants, and vnto thee will I giue the hire for thy seruants, according to all that thou shalt appoynt: for thou knowest that there are none among vs, that can hewe timber like vnto the Sidonians.”

1 Kings 5:6 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 5:6 in Context — 1 Kings 5

4 Maintenant l’Éternel, mon Dieu, m’a donné du repos de toutes parts; plus d’adversaires, plus de calamités!

5 Voici, j’ai l’intention de bâtir une maison au nom de l’Éternel, mon Dieu, comme l’Éternel l’a déclaré à David, mon père, en disant: Ton fils que je mettrai à ta place sur ton trône, ce sera lui qui bâtira une maison à mon nom.

6 Ordonne maintenant que l’on coupe pour moi des cèdres du Liban. Mes serviteurs seront avec les tiens, et je te paierai le salaire de tes serviteurs tel que tu l’auras fixé; car tu sais qu’il n’y a personne parmi nous qui s’entende à couper les bois comme les Sidoniens.

7 Lorsqu’il entendit les paroles de Salomon, Hiram eut une grande joie, et il dit: Béni soit aujourd’hui l’Éternel, qui a donné à David un fils sage pour chef de ce grand peuple!

8 Et Hiram fit répondre à Salomon: J’ai entendu ce que tu m’as envoyé dire. Je ferai tout ce qui te plaira au sujet des bois de cèdre et des bois de cyprès.

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