Leadership Verses

And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem {as plenteous} as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that {are} in the vale for abundance. {made: Heb. gave}

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. {Solomon...: Heb. the going forth of the horses which was Solomon's}

And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred {shekels} of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out {horses} for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means. {means: Heb. hand}

And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

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}. {Huram: or, Hiram}

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, {algum: also called, almuggim}

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.

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.

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. {endued...: Heb. knowing prudence and understanding}

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

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.

It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea {was set} above upon them, and all their hinder parts {were} inward.