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. Ver. 1. _And Hiram._] Called Huram. 2Ch 2:3 Josephus calleth him Irom, and Eupolemus in Eusebius Suron. He was king of Tyre and Sid... [ Continue Reading ]
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, Ver. 2. _And Solomon sent to Hiram._] By the same messengers, say some. Rather by ambassadors of his own.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 LORD put them under the soles of his feet. Ver. 3. _For the wars that were about him._] He saith not for his shedding of blood, which elsewhere... [ Continue Reading ]
But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, [so that there is] neither adversary nor evil occurrent. Ver. 4. _So that there is neither adversary._] The Vulgate hath it, _Non est Satan._ We use to say, Seldom lieth the devil dead in a ditch. He is the troublous one, _a_ and delighteth... [ Continue Reading ]
And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name. Ver. 5. _To build a house unto the name._] Wherein he became a type of Christ, who b... [ Continue Reading ]
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 S... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 7. _Blessed be the Lord this day._] His carefulness he improveth unto thankfulness, whence some conclud... [ Continue Reading ]
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 considered._] Heb., Heard. A request is to be considered ere it be granted, lest men come in afterwa... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 9.... [ Continue Reading ]
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees [according to] all his desire. Ver. 10. _According to all his desire._] Wherein he was as good as his word. 1Ki 5:8 Of many promisers it may be said, as Tertullian of the peacock, they are all in changeable colours, as often changed as moved, “ _Tant... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 11. _And Solomon gave Hiram._] Here was fair and faithful dealing on both sides. “ _In cuius subiere locum fraudesque, delique._ ” _... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 12. _And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom_] _Sapientiam architectonicam, tanquam Idaeam futuri aedificii,_ wisdom for the present purpose, skill in contriving a... [ Continue Reading ]
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. Ver. 13. _And king Solomon raised a levy._] Heb., A tribute of men, perhaps of aliens, or such as the Gibeonites were in Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 14. _Ten thousand a month by courses._] Superiors must make the yokes of their inferiors as easy as is possible, lest they lose their affectio... [ Continue Reading ]
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; Ver. 15. _That bare burdens._] Under which expression are also contained wagoners, mariners, horse keepers, mule drivers, &c. _ Hewers in the mountains._] Hewers both of stone and of wood... [ Continue Reading ]
Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which [were] over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. Ver. 16. _Which ruled over the people._] And three hundred more to rule over these rulers, 2Ch 2:2 and all little enough to make the work to go... [ Continue Reading ]
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, [and] hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. Ver. 17. _Great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones,_] _i.e., _ Marble of all sorts, as porphyry, parian, ophites, sphengites, &c. _ To lay the foundation of the house.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew [them], and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. Ver. 18. And Hiram's builders did hew them.] In Lebanon was the temple framed; in Zion set up: neither hammer nor axe was heard in that holy structure. There was... [ Continue Reading ]