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Verse 1 Kings 5:9. _SHALL BRING_ THEM _DOWN FROM LEBANON UNTO THE
SEA_] As the river _Adonis_ was in the vicinity of the forest of
Lebanon, and emptied itself into the Mediterranean sea, near _Biblos...
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See the marginal reference. The timber was first carried westward from
the flanks of Lebanon to the nearest part of the coast, where it was
collected into floats, or rafts, which were then conveyed so...
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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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BRING THEM DOWN. Note the illustration in the conversion of sinners.
Cut down from nature's standing; down through the waters of death
(Romans 6:11), before finding their place in the temple of God
(E...
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_from Lebanon unto the sea_ Providing for the shortest land passage
down the side of the mountain and to the coast of the Mediterranean.
Probably Sidon itself would be as convenient a place as any to...
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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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_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 SH...
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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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CONVEY THEM, ETC.] RV make them into rafts to go by sea.' THE PLACE]
Joppa (2 Chronicles 2:16). TO BE DISCHARGED] RV 'to be broken up.'...
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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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SHALL BRING THEM. — The timber was to be carried down, or, perhaps,
let down on slides along the face of the mountain towards the sea, and
brought round by rafts to Joppa (2 Chronicles 2:16), to save...
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_[1 Kings 5:23]_ עֲ֠בָדַי יֹרִ֨דוּ מִן ־הַ
לְּבָנֹ֜ון...
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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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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 s...
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There. Joppe was fixed upon, as the port nearest Jerusalem, 2
Paralipomenon ii. 16. The trees were squared and rolled, (Calmet) or
dragged (Haydock) from the mountain-top to the river Adonis, or the
p...
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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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MY SERVANTS SHALL BRING [THEM] DOWN FROM LEBANON UNTO THE SEA,.... The
Mediterranean sea, on which Tyre stood:
AND I WILL CONVEY THEM BY SEA IN FLOATS; which were either a sort of
carriage for the ti...
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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 s...
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_From Lebanon unto the sea_ The Mediterranean sea, on which his city
stood. _I will convey them in floats_ Or _rafts._ It is thought the
pieces of timber were tied together in the water, as now is usu...
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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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My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea, by
floating the logs down on the streams; AND I WILL CONVEY THEM BY SEA
IN FLOATS, that is, rafts, UNTO THE PLACE THAT THOU SHALT APPOINT M...
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Solomon's Message to Hiram...
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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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APPOINT:
_ Heb._ send...
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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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UNTO THE SEA; the midland sea. IN FLOATS, or _ships_, or _rafts_. It
is thought the timbers were tied together in the water, as now it is
usual, and so by the help of boats or ships conveyed to the ap...
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1 Kings 5:9 servants H5650 down H3381 (H8686) Lebanon H3844 sea H3220
float H7760 (H8799) rafts H1702 sea...
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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 5:9 MY SERVANTS SHALL BRING IT DOWN. Hiram
responds with proposals of his own—that his own men should cut the
wood and transport it down the coast to Israel, and that Solomon’s...
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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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The sea — The mid — land sea. Floats — Or, rafts. It is thought
the timber were tied together in the water, as now is usual, and so by
the help of boats or ships, conveyed to the appointed place, whic...