Solomon, the Lord of Israel

Solomon sent word to hiram, you know that david my father, could not build a house for the name of the lord his god because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him. But now the lord my god has given me rest. On every side, there is neither adversary nor misfortune. And so i propose to build aHouse for the Name Of The Lord My God. So hiram supplied solomon with all the timber of cedar and cypress that he desired. Solomon also gave hiram 20 thousand cors of wheat as food for his household and 20 thousands cors of beaten oil. Solomon raised a levy of forced labor out of all israel