1 Kings 5:1
(5:15) And Hiram the 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 had all the time been a lover of David.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
2(5:16) And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
Cross References
Exodus 34:24For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders; yet shall no man desire thy land, when thou goest up to appear in the presence of the Lord thy God thrice in the year.
Deuteronomy 20:11And it shall be, if it make thee an answer of peace, and open [its gates] unto thee: then shall it be, that all the people that are found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
2 Samuel 5:11And Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and stone-masons: and they built a house for David.
2 Samuel 10:1And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of 'Ammon died, and Chanun his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings 5:13(5:27) And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
1 Kings 10:25And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules: and so year by year.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 5:1
The great work which Solomon was raised up to do was the building of the temple; his wealth and wisdom were given him to qualify him for that. In this, especially, he was to be a type of Christ, for "he shall build the temple of the Lord," Zech. vi. 12 . In this chapter we have an account of the preparations he made for that and his other buildings. Gold and silver his good father had prepared in abundance, but timber and stones he must get ready; and about these we have him treating with Hiram king of Tyre. I.… Read the whole commentary →