1 Kings 5:6-11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 5:1-9

We have here an account of the amicable correspondence between Solomon and Hiram. Tyre was a famous trading city, that lay close upon the sea, in the border of Israel; its inhabitants (as should seem) were none of the devoted nations, nor ever at enmity with Israel, and therefore David never offered to destroy them, but lived in friendship with them. It is here said of Hiram their king that he was ever a lover of David; and we have reason to think he was a worshipper of the true God, and had... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 5:10-18

Here is, I. The performance of the agreement between Solomon and Hiram. Each of the parties made good his engagement. 1. Hiram delivered Solomon the timber, according to his bargain, 1 Kgs. 5:10. The trees were Solomon?s, but perhaps?Materiam superabat opus?The workmanship was of more value than the article. Hiram is therefore said to deliver the trees. 2. Solomon conveyed to Hiram the corn which he had promised him, 1 Kgs. 5:11. Thus let justice be followed (as the expression is, Deut.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:6

Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedars out of Lebanon ,.... That is, order his servants to cut them down there for him. Some think that Lebanon belonged to the land of Israel, and therefore Solomon did not ask for the cedars upon it, but for his servants to hew them for him; but as it lay upon the borders of Israel, part of it might belong to them, and another part to Hiram, and on which the best cedars might grow, and so he furnished Solomon both with trees, and men to cut them,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:7

And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon ,.... The letter read he sent him: that he rejoiced greatly ; that the friendship which had subsisted between him and David was like to be continued between him and his successor, but chiefly for what follows: saying, blessed be the Lord this day ; or Jehovah, by which he seems to have some knowledge of the true God, the God of Israel, and might worship him, though along with him other deities, as some Heathen princes did: ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:8

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 grant his request; which was acting like a wise and prudent prince: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir ; or of cypress, as in Josephus's copy of this letter, and which grew on Lebanon F3 Diodor. Sic. l. 19. p. 700. ; these were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:9

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 timber the Tyrians and Sidonians had, being furnished with various navigable vessels; or these were the timber itself, and the planks of it, which being fastened together, were set afloat under the direction of some boats with oars, of which they had plenty: unto the place that thou shalt... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:10

So Hiram, gave Solomon cedar trees, and fir trees ,.... Ordered his servants to cut them down from Lebanon, and sent them to him in floats, which he received: according to all his desire ; he had as many as he requested, and what he wanted. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:11

And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household ,.... This measure was the Hebrew measure "cor", or "corus", and, according to Bishop Cumberland F5 Scripture Weights and Measures, c. 3. p. 86. , its contents were 17,477 solid inches; it was equal to ten ephahs, each of which held two gallons and an half, and the cor held seventy five wine gallons five pints, and somewhat more; according to some F6 Vid. Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. p. 517. , what... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 5:6

Any that can skill to hew timber - An obsolete and barbarous expression for any that know how to cut timber. They had neither sawyers, carpenters, joiners, nor builders among them, equal to the Sidonians. Sidon was a part of the territories of Hiram, and its inhabitants appear to have been the most expert workmen. It requires more skill to fell and prepare timber than is generally supposed. Vitruvius gives some rules relative to this, lib. ii., cap. 9, the sum of which is this: ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 5:7

Blessed be the Lord this day - From this, and indeed from every part of Hiram's conduct, it is evident that he was a worshipper of the true God; unless, as was the case with many of the heathens, he supposed that every country had its own god, and every god his own country, and he thanked the God of Israel that he had given so wise a prince to govern those whom he considered his friends and allies: but the first opinion seems to be the most correct. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 5:1-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 5:10-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 5:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 5:7

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