My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea, by floating the logs down on the streams; and I will convey them by sea in floats, that is, rafts, unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them; and thou shalt, in return, in payment, accomplish my desire in giving food for my household.
Verse 1 Kings 5:9. _SHALL BRING_ THEM _DOWN FROM LEBANON UNTO THE SEA_] As the river _Adonis_ was in the vicinity of the forest of Lebanon, and emptied itself into the Mediterranean sea, near _Biblos...
See the marginal reference. The timber was first carried westward from the flanks of Lebanon to the nearest part of the coast, where it was collected into floats, or rafts, which were then conveyed so...
4. THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE AND ITS DEDICATION CHAPTER 5 Hiram King of Tyre _ 1. Hiram sends servants to Solomon (1 Kings 5:1)_ 2. The message of Solomon (1 Kings 5:2) 3. Hiram's answer and leag...
SOLOMON'S ALLIANCE WITH HIRAM. PREPARATION FOR THE TEMPLE. This chapter has a few Deuteronomic additions (1 Kings 5:3 and 1 Kings 5:12). In 1 Kings 5:4 there is a truly Deuteronomic touch: the one san...
BRING THEM DOWN. Note the illustration in the conversion of sinners. Cut down from nature's standing; down through the waters of death (Romans 6:11), before finding their place in the temple of God (E...
_from Lebanon unto the sea_ Providing for the shortest land passage down the side of the mountain and to the coast of the Mediterranean. Probably Sidon itself would be as convenient a place as any to...
I. PREPARATIONS FOR BUILDING THE TEMPLE 5:1-18 Preparations for Temple construction commenced long before Solomon ascended the throne. The Temple siteMt. Moriahhad been indicated by God to David in co...
_MY SERVANTS SHALL BRING THEM DOWN FROM LEBANON UNTO THE SEA: AND I WILL CONVEY THEM BY SEA IN FLOATS UNTO THE PLACE THAT THOU SHALT APPOINT ME, AND WILL CAUSE THEM TO BE DISCHARGED THERE, AND THOU SH...
SOLOMON'S PREPARATIONS FOR BUILDING THE TEMPLE 1. Hiram] see 2 Samuel 5; 1 Chronicles 14:1. It has been questioned whether this Hiram, who was living as late as Solomon's twentieth year (1 Kings 9:10)...
CONVEY THEM, ETC.] RV make them into rafts to go by sea.' THE PLACE] Joppa (2 Chronicles 2:16). TO BE DISCHARGED] RV 'to be broken up.'...
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 5 HIRAM ASSISTS SOLOMON Solomon’s first task as king was the construction of the *temple at Jerusalem. This would be a splendid building...
SHALL BRING THEM. — The timber was to be carried down, or, perhaps, let down on slides along the face of the mountain towards the sea, and brought round by rafts to Joppa (2 Chronicles 2:16), to save...
_[1 Kings 5:23]_ עֲ֠בָדַי יֹרִ֨דוּ מִן ־הַ לְּבָנֹ֜ון...
1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1 THE TEMPLE 1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1;...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
PREPARATIONS FOR THE GREAT TASK 1 Kings 5:7 It was good for Hiram and his Tyrians to be associated with the servants of Solomon. Together they hewed immense blocks of stone, some of which were thirty...
Solomon turned his attention to building the Temple immediately after he had set his kingdom in order. The first movement in this direction was the treaty with Hiram, and sending relays of men to the...
My servants shall bring [them] down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou s...
There. Joppe was fixed upon, as the port nearest Jerusalem, 2 Paralipomenon ii. 16. The trees were squared and rolled, (Calmet) or dragged (Haydock) from the mountain-top to the river Adonis, or the p...
(7) And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. (8) And...
The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people desi...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 AND 5. Chapter 4 contains an enumeration of the officers who served Solomon, and upheld the glory of his throne; and then, the manner in which the whole co...
MY SERVANTS SHALL BRING [THEM] DOWN FROM LEBANON UNTO THE SEA,.... The Mediterranean sea, on which Tyre stood: AND I WILL CONVEY THEM BY SEA IN FLOATS; which were either a sort of carriage for the ti...
My servants shall bring [them] down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou s...
_From Lebanon unto the sea_ The Mediterranean sea, on which his city stood. _I will convey them in floats_ Or _rafts._ It is thought the pieces of timber were tied together in the water, as now is usu...
[HIRAMS PROMISE TO SOLOMON.] 1 Hiram sending to congratulate Solomon, is certified of his purpose to build the Temple, and desired to furnish him with timber thereto. 7 Hiram blessing God for Solomo...
PREPARATIONS FOR THE TEMPLE (vs.1-18) God had told David that Solomon would build a house for Him (2 Samuel 7:12), and David therefore prepared many materials for this. We read now of Solomon making...
APPOINT: _ Heb._ send...
1-9 Here is Solomon's design to build a temple. There is no adversary, no Satan, so the word is; no instrument of Satan to oppose it, or to divert from it. Satan does all he can, to hinder temple wor...
UNTO THE SEA; the midland sea. IN FLOATS, or _ships_, or _rafts_. It is thought the timbers were tied together in the water, as now it is usual, and so by the help of boats or ships conveyed to the ap...
1 Kings 5:9 servants H5650 down H3381 (H8686) Lebanon H3844 sea H3220 float H7760 (H8799) rafts H1702 sea...
CONTENTS: Preparation for building the temple. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hiram. CONCLUSION: Satan does all he can to hinder the work of God's temple; but when he is withheld for a time, we should be...
1 Kings 5:1. _Tyre,_ situate on a strong island, was anciently called Zor or Zur, Thevenot supposes from Syria. The Arabs still call it Sor. 1 Kings 5:15. _Threescore and ten thousand._ If we add the...
_When Hiram heard the words of Solomon._ HIRAM AND SOLOMON I. Gratification. Hiram “rejoiced greatly” when he heard the words of King Solomon. This arose partly from the love he bore to his father D...
_Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon _. .. _ to build the house._ THE CO-OPERATION OF HIRAM According to tradition, Hiram was a tributary or dependent monarch. The embassy which Hiram s...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 5:9 MY SERVANTS SHALL BRING IT DOWN. Hiram responds with proposals of his own—that his own men should cut the wood and transport it down the coast to Israel, and that Solomon’s...
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE TYRIAN KING CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 5:1. HIRAM, KING OF TYRE, called _Hirom_ (1 Kings 5:7; 1 Kings 5:9), _Huram_ ...
EXPOSITION SOLOMON AND HIRAM—The somewhat detailed description which we have had in 1 Kings 4:1. of Solomon's pomp and power and wisdom, is followed in 1 Kings 5:1. sqq. by an account of what, in Jewi...
So Hiram the king of Tyre when he heard that Solomon was upon the throne in place of his David: for Hiram was always a great admirer of David. And Solomon sent to Hiram, and he said, You know how that...
2 Chronicles 1:15; 2 Chronicles 2:16; Acts 12:20; Deuteronomy 3:25;...
The sea — The mid — land sea. Floats — Or, rafts. It is thought the timber were tied together in the water, as now is usual, and so by the help of boats or ships, conveyed to the appointed place, whic...