1 Kings 5:1

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron;

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

(The Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir.)

Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, with cedar trees, carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.

the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but God’s ark dwells within curtains.”

This is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build Yahweh’s house, his own house, Millo, Jerusalem’s wall, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.

All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can’t keep his soul alive.

I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold, Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: “This one was born there.”

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.

Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, “As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build him a house in which to dwell, so deal with me.

I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

for all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery.

Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed.”

and all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea;

because of the day that comes to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains; for Yahweh will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.

Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they carried away captive the whole community, to deliver them up to Edom;

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.

Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.

Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

So Hiram gave Solomon cedar timber and cypress timber according to all his desire.

Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.

Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites cut them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

For the king had a fleet of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go; for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber.

They also gave money to the masons, and to the carpenters. They also gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus King of Persia.

Also you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid. Yes, many will court your favor.

Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.

Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

He said, “You shall rejoice no more, you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Kittim. Even there you will have no rest.”

Howl, you ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste!

For pass over to the islands of Kittim, and see. Send to Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there has been such a thing.

For Yahweh of Armies says: ‘For honor he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.

without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,

Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.

and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control perseverance; and in perseverance godliness;

He asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he yet alive?”

But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim. They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber. He also shall come to destruction.”

Yahweh your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you.

The border turned to Ramah, to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah. It ended at the sea by the region of Achzib;

It came to pass that as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.

When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

then Toi sent Joram his son to king David, to greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. Joram brought with him vessels of silver, vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.

Moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;’ and the king bowed himself on the bed.

When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and said, “Blessed is Yahweh today, who has given to David a wise son to rule over this great people.”

King Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

He said, “What cities are these which you have given me, my brother?” He called them the land of Cabul to this day.

She said to her husband, “See now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God who passes by us continually.

he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou); and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.

For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Yahweh’s voice breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.

With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish.

Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Yahweh’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;

Neither do those who go by say, “The blessing of Yahweh be on you. We bless you in Yahweh’s name.”

There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

“The leech has two daughters: ‘Give, give.’ “There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don’t say, ‘Enough:’

For the cry has gone around the borders of Moab, its wailing to Eglaim, and its wailing to Beer Elim.

The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.

The confused city is broken down. Every house is shut up, that no man may come in.

At that time, Merodach Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been sick, and had recovered.

Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Surely the islands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.

For Yahweh, the God of Israel, says to me: “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from my hand, and cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it.

They have made all your planks of cypress trees from Senir. They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

For ships of Kittim will come against him. Therefore he will be grieved, and will return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and will take action. He will even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.

Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they delivered up the whole community to Edom, and didn’t remember the brotherly covenant;

Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Moab, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime;

Don’t stand in the crossroads to cut off those of his who escape. Don’t deliver up those of his who remain in the day of distress.

They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

for he loves our nation, and he built our synagogue for us.”

But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,

that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance:

In all things be showing yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, be showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.