Catholic Public Domain Version

1 Kings 5:1-3 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

1. Hiram, the king of Tyre, also sent his servants to Solomon. For he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father. Now Hiram had been a friend to David the entire time.

2. Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:

3. "You know the will of my father David, and that he was not able to build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were imminent all around him, until the Lord set them under the steps of his feet.