And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. HIRAM ... A ENVOYÉ SES SERVITEURS À SALOMON. Cet Hiram était le petit-fils du contemporain de David (Kitto). Il était le même Hir... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND SOLOMON SENT TO HIRAM, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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 appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Si... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. BÉNI SOIT LE SEIGNEUR. Ce langage n'est pas une preuve décisive que Hiram était un adorateur du vrai Dieu,... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. J'AI RÉFLÉCHI AUX CHOSES ... ET JE VAIS LE FAIRE. Le contrat a été rédigé formellement dans un document écrit (2 Chr... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_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 SHALT RECEIVE THEM: AND THOU SHALT ACCOMPLISH MY DESIRE, IN GIVING FOOD FOR MY HOUSEHOLD._ No JFB com... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. SAPINS - plutôt, le cyprès.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. NOURRITURE POUR SON MÉNAGE. Il s'agissait d'un approvisionnement annuel pour le palais, différent de celui mentionné dans 2 Chroniques 2:1... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE LORD GAVE SOLOMON WISDOM, AS HE PROMISED HIM: AND THERE WAS PEACE BETWEEN HIRAM AND SOLOMON; AND THEY TWO MADE A LEAGUE TOGETHER._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. SALOMON A PRÉLEVÉ UN PRÉLÈVEMENT SUR TOUT ISRAËL , [ mac (H4522)] - (voir les notes à 1 Rois 4:6, dernière clause.) Le nouvel avis du don divin de la sagesse de Salomon (1 Rois 5:12) est manifestement introdui... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE SENT THEM TO LEBANON, TEN THOUSAND A MONTH BY COURSES: A MONTH THEY WERE IN LEBANON, AND TWO MONTHS AT HOME: AND ADONIRAM WAS OVER THE LEVY._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. APPORTÉ DE GRANDES PIERRES. La pierre du Liban est «dure, calcaire, blanchâtre et sonore, comme la pierre de taille» (Shaw). La même pierre blanche et belle doit être obten... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. ET LES CARRÉS DE PIERRE. La marge, qui le rend "les Giblites" (Josué 13:5), a longtemps été considérée comme une traduction préférable. Cette traduction marginal... [ Continuer la lecture ]