1 Kings 5:1
And Hiram King of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon, for he had heard that, him, had they anointed king, in the room of his father,—for, Hiram, was, a lover, of, David continually.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2So Solomon sent unto Hiram, saying:—
Cross References
Exodus 34:24For I will root out nations from before thee, and will enlarge thy borders,—and no man shall covet thy land, when thou goes up to see the face of Yahweh thy God, three times in the year.
Deuteronomy 20:11and it shall be if peace, be the answer it giveth thee, and it open unto thee, then shall it be, that, all the people that are found therein, shall become thy tributaries and shall serve thee.
2 Samuel 5:11Then Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers unto David, with cedar-wood, and carpenters, and masons, and they built a house for David.
2 Samuel 10:1And it came to pass, after this, that the king of the sons of Ammon died,—and that Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings 5:13And King Solomon raised a labour-band, out of all Israel,—and it came to pass that, the labour-band, was thirty thousand men.
1 Kings 10:25And, they, did bring every man his present—vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses and mules,—a rate of a year in a 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 →