Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give (b) hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that [there is] not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.
(b) This was his equity, that he would not receive a benefit without some recompence.
Verse 1 Kings 5:6. _ANY THAT CAN SKILL TO HEW TIMBER_] An obsolete and barbarous expression for _any that know how to cut timber_. They had neither _sawyers, carpenters, joiners_, nor _builders_ amon...
Solomon’s message to Hiram and Hiram’s answer 1 Kings 5:8 are given much more fully in 2 Chronicles 2:3. CEDAR-TREES - The Hebrew word here and elsewhere translated “cedar,” appears to be used, not on...
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...
ANY. a man. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14....
_Now therefore command thou_ Solomon's request is much expanded in 2 Chronicles 2:3-10, where he asks for a cunning workman in gold and other metals, and in purple, crimson and blue, and skilled in ca...
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...
_NOW THEREFORE COMMAND THOU THAT THEY HEW ME CEDAR TREES OUT OF LEBANON; AND MY SERVANTS SHALL BE WITH THY SERVANTS: AND UNTO THEE WILL I GIVE HIRE FOR THY SERVANTS ACCORDING TO ALL THAT THOU SHALT AP...
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)...
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...
CEDAR TREES OUT OF LEBANON. — The central range of Lebanon is bare; but in the lower ranges there is still — probably in old times there was to a far greater extent — a rich abundance of timber, speci...
_[1 Kings 5:20]_ וְ עַתָּ֡ה צַוֵּה֩ וְ יִכְרְתוּ...
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;...
THE WISE KING'S GREAT PURPOSE 1 Kings 4:29; 1 Kings 5:1 David, before his death, had made great preparations for building the Temple, but had not been permitted to proceed with its construction. “Tho...
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...
Libanus. It belonged to Israel, since the victory of David, 2 Kings x. 18. Solomon built some fortresses on the mountain, chap. ix. 19. The cedar-trees grow chiefly towards Phenicia, above Biblos. The...
(2) And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, (3) Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the L...
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...
NOW THEREFORE COMMAND THOU THAT THEY HEW ME CEDARS OUT OF LEBANON,.... That is, order his servants to cut them down there for him. Some think that Lebanon belonged to the land of Israel, and therefore...
Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt app...
_Now therefore command thou, that they_ That is, thy servants, who are skilful in such work; _hew me cedar-trees_ Which, for their soundness, and strength, and fragrancy, and durable-ness, were most p...
[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...
Now, therefore, command thou that they, Hiram's servants, HEW ME CEDAR-TREES OUT OF LEBANON, for the finest specimens of this tree grew on the northwestern slopes of the Lebanon, in the territory of P...
Solomon's Message to Hiram...
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._ say...
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...
COMMAND THOU THAT THEY, i.e. thy servants, as appears both from the foregoing words, _command_, &c., and from the following opposition of _my servants_ And this assistance which these Gentiles gave to...
1 Kings 5:6 command H6680 (H8761) down H3772 (H8799) cedars H730 Lebanon H3844 servants H5650 servants H5650 pay...
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...
_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 5:6 SIDONIANS is a general term for the Phoenicians, famous for their expertise in TIMBER. Sidon, like Tyre, was on the Phoenician coast, south of what is now Beirut. my servan...
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...
1 Corinthians 12:14; 1 Kings 6:10; 1 Kings 6:16; 1 Kings 6:20;...
They — That is, thy servants. And this assistance which these Gentiles gave to the building of Solomon's temple, was a type of the calling of the Gentiles, and that they should be instrumental in buil...