Hiram

1And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,

Twenty years went by. In that time Solomon finished the LORD's house and his own house.

2That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

Solomon rebuilt the towns that King Huram had given him. Then he sent people from Israel to live in them.

17Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.

Then Solomon went to the towns of Ezion-geber and Eloth. They sit by the sea, in the land of Edom.

18And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

King Huram sent Solomon ships and sailors who knew the sea well. They sailed with Solomon's men to a place called Ophir. There they got 450 talents of gold and brought it back to King Solomon.

10And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.

Huram's workers and Solomon's workers brought gold from a place called Ophir. They also brought algum wood and jewels.

11And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king’s palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.

The king used the algum wood to make steps for the LORD's house and for his own palace. He also made harps and other stringed instruments for the singers. Nothing like them had ever been seen in Judah before.