1 Kings 5:2

1 Kings 5:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Solomon sent word to Hiram,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:

Context of 1 Kings 5:2

1Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David. And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram: 3“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet. 4But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.

1 Kings 5:2 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֶל־חִירָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

• And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• relayedשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• this messageאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Hiramחִירָםchîyrâm chîyrôm · HiramH2438

Cross-references for 1 Kings 5:2

• 2 Chronicles 2:3Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 5:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Solomon sent to Hiram - Made an interchange of ambassadors and friendly greetings. Josephus tells us that the correspondence between Hiram and Solomon was preserved in the archives of the Tyrians even in his time. But this, like many other assertions of the same author, is worthy of little credit.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-6Solomon sent a message to Hiram through his ambassadors. He said he planned to build a temple to honor the name of the Lord. This followed the desire of his father David, who had already made plans and gathered materials for its construction (2 Samuel 7:1–3; 1 Chronicles 17:1–15; 22:14–19; 28:9–12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61Ki 5:1-6. Hiram Sends to Congratulate Solomon. 1. Hiram ... sent his servants unto Solomon--the grandson of David's contemporary [Kitto]; or the same Hiram [Winer and others]. The friendly relations which the king of Tyre had cultivated with David are here seen renewed with his son and successor, by a message of condolence as well as of congratulation on his accession to the throne of Israel. The alliance between the two nations had been mutually…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 5:2

• Diplomacy
• Treaty
• Tyre

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• Solomon
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• Commerce
• Kings, Books of
• Measure; Measures
• Temple
• Tyre
• Alliances

Commentaries on 1 Kings 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings