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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...
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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...
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SENT: i.e. wrote. Compare 2 Chronicles 2:11. See note on Exodus 17:14,
and App-47.
FIR. Or, cypress....
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_and Hiram sent to Solomon_ The Chronicler says he answered in
writing.
_I have considered_the things _which thou sentest to me_for] More
literally (see R.V.): -I HAVE HEARD the message WHICH THOU SE...
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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...
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_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._
I have considere...
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5:8 cypress. (a-32) Or 'fir;' and so always....
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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)...
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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...
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_[1 Kings 5:22]_ וַ יִּשְׁלַ֤ח חִירָם֙ אֶל
־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה...
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1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1
THE TEMPLE
1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1;...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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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...
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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...
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Fir-trees. Some take these to be another species of cedars, as they
say fir is too slender and corruptible; (Martin, &c.) and Solomon had
not asked for it, ver. 6.; though he does in 2 Paralipomenon i...
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(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...
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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...
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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...
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AND HIRAM SENT TO SOLOMON,.... A letter to him, to the following
purpose:
SAYING, I HAVE CONSIDERED THE THINGS WHICH THOU SENTEST TO ME FOR;
whether he could, and whether it was fitting he should gra...
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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.
Ver. 8. _I have...
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_He rejoiced greatly_ Being a faithful friend to David and his house;
and though it is not probable he was a sincere proselyte, yet he had
received much information concerning the nature and excellenc...
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[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...
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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...
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CONSIDERED:
_ Heb._ heard...
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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...
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HIRAM SENT a letter, 2 CHRONICLES 2:11. CONCERNING TIMBER OF FIR;
which formerly was, and still is, very useful in most buildings.
Others render the Hebrew word, _pitch trees_, or _ash trees_, or _pin...
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1 Kings 5:8 Hiram H2438 sent H7971 (H8799) Solomon H8010 saying H559
(H8800) considered H8085 (H8804) sent...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 5:7 BLESSED BE THE LORD. A Gentile
recognizes God’s blessing on his GREAT PEOPLE, Israel....
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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_ ...
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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...
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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...
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1 Kings 6:15; 1 Kings 6:34; 2 Chronicles 3:5; 2 Samuel 6:5...