Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 5
(2 Chronicles 2:1–10)
1Now when Hiramחִירָ֨םchi.RamH2438kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Tyreצ֤וֹרTzorH6865H853heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085thatכִּ֣יkiH3588H853Solomonhad been anointedמָשְׁח֥וּma.she.ChuH4886kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428in his father’sאָבִ֑יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1placeתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478,he sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971envoysעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650toאֶל־'el-H413SolomonH8010כִּ֥יkiH3588;forכִּ֣יkiH3588Hiramחִירָ֛םchi.RamH2438had alwaysH3605H3117beenH1961a friendאֹהֵ֗ב'o.HevH157of Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732.
3“As youאַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH859are well awareיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045אֶת־'et-H853,due toמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the wars wagedהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834on all sidesסְבָבֻ֑הוּse.va.Vu.huH5437against my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1כִּ֣יkiH3588Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732,he couldיָכֹל֙ya.KholH3201notלֹ֤אlo'H3808buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֗יִתBa.yitH1004for the Nameלְשֵׁם֙le.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430untilעַ֤ד'adH5704the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853had putתֵּת־tet-H5414his enemies underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478his feetכַּפּ֥וֹת רַגְלָֽי׃ka.Pot rag.liH3709H7272.
5So beholdוְהִנְנִ֣יve.hi.NiH2005,I planאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for the Nameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,according to whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696toאֶל־'El-H413my fatherאָבִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר'a.Vi le.MorH1H559Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732: ‘I will putאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414your sonבִּנְךָ֗bin.KhaH1121אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921your throneכִּסְאֶ֔ךָkis.'E.khaH3678in your placeH8478,and heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931will buildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for My Nameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.’
6Now thereforeוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,orderצַוֵּה֩tza.VehH6680that cedarsאֲרָזִ֜ים'a.ra.ZimH730ofמִן־min-H4480Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֗וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844be cut downוְיִכְרְתוּ־ve.yikh.re.tu-H3772for me.My servantsוַֽעֲבָדַי֙va.'a.va.DaiH5650will beH1961withעִם־'im-H5973your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and I will payאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414yourservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650whatever wagesוּשְׂכַ֤ר כְּכֹ֖לu.se.Khar ke.KholH7939H3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you setתֹּאמֵ֑רto.MerH559,forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588there arenoneאֵ֥ין'einH369אִ֛ישׁ'ishH376among usas skilledיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045in loggingלִכְרָת־ עֵצִ֖יםlikh.rot- 'e.TzimH3772H6086as the Sidoniansכַּצִּדֹנִֽים׃ka.tzi.do.NimH6722.”
Hiram’s Reply to Solomon
(2 Chronicles 2:11–18)
7וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961When Hiramחִירָ֛םchi.RamH2438H853receivedכִּשְׁמֹ֧עַkish.Mo.a'H8085Solomon’sH8010messageH1697,he rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֣חvai.yis.MachH8055greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117!Heאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834has givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732a wiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121overעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088greatהָרָ֖בha.RavH7227peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971!”
8Then Hiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971a reply toH413Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559: “I have receivedשָׁמַ֕עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085אֵ֥ת'etH853your messageשָׁלַ֖חְתָּsha.Lach.taH834H7971H413;Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605you desireחֶפְצְךָ֔chef.tze.KhaH2656regarding the cedarבַּעֲצֵ֥י אֲרָזִ֖יםba.'a.Tzei 'a.ra.ZimH730H6086and cypressבְרוֹשִֽׁים׃ve.ro.ShimH1265timberוּבַעֲצֵ֥יu.va.'a.TzeiH6086.
9My servantsעֲ֠בָדַי'A.va.daiH5650will haul the logsיֹרִ֨דוּyo.Ri.duH3381fromמִן־min-H4480Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844to the SeaH3220,and Iוַ֠אֲנִיVa.'a.niH589will float themאֲשִׂימֵ֨ם'a.si.MemH7760as raftsדֹּבְר֤וֹתdoe.RotH1702by seaH3220toעַֽד־'ad-H5704the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725H834you specifyתִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלַ֛יtish.Lach 'e.LaiH7971H413.Thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033I will separateוְנִפַּצְתִּ֥יםve.ni.patz.TimH5310the logs,and youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859can take them awayתִשָּׂ֑אti.Sa'H5375.And in exchange, youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859can meetתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213אֶת־'et-H853my needsחֶפְצִ֔יchef.TziH2656by providingH5414my householdבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004with foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899.”
11וּשְׁלֹמֹה֩u.she.lo.MohH8010נָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414כֹּֽה־koh-H3541לְחִירָ֜םle.chi.RamH2438and yearשָׁנָ֥הsha.NahH8141after yearבְשָׁנָֽה׃ פve.sha.NahH8141Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010would provideיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414Hiramלְחִירָ֖םle.chi.RamH2438with 20,000עֶשְׂרִים֩ אֶ֨לֶף'es.Rim 'E.lefH6242H505corsכֹּ֤רkorH3734of wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406as foodמַכֹּ֣לֶתma.Ko.letH4361for his householdלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004,as well as 20,000וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242bathsכֹּ֖רkorH3734of pure olive oilשֶׁ֣מֶן כָּתִ֑יתShe.men ka.TitH8081H3795.
12And the LORDוַיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמָה֙chokh.mahH2451,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834He had promisedH1696him.There wasH1961peaceשָׁלֹ֗םsha.LomH7965betweenבֵּ֤יןbeinH996Hiramחִירָם֙ וּבֵ֣יןchi.Ram u.VeinH2438H996and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,and the twoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a treatyבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285.
Solomon’s Labor Force
14He sent themוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971to Lebanonלְבָנ֗וֹנָהle.va.No.nahH3844in monthlyבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320shiftsחֲלִיפ֔וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of 10,000עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת אֲלָפִ֤ים'a.Se.ret 'a.la.FimH6235H505men,so that they would spendיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961one monthחֹ֚דֶשׁCho.deshH2320in Lebanonבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןva.le.va.NonH3844andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֖יםcho.da.ShimH2320at homeבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004.And Adoniramוַאֲדֹנִירָ֖םva.'a.do.ni.RamH141wasin chargeעַל־'al-H5921of the forced laborהַמַּֽס׃ סha.MasH4522.
16not includingלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905hisH8010אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH8343,300אֲלָפִ֖ים מֵא֑וֹת'a.la.Fim me.'otH7969H505H3967foremenמִשָּׂרֵ֨י הַנִּצָּבִ֤ים עַל־ הַמְּלָאכָ֔הmi.sa.Rei ha.ni.tza.Vim 'al- ha.me.la.KhahH8269H5324H5921H4399who supervisedהָרֹדִ֣יםha.ro.DimH7287the workersבָּעָ֔ם הָעֹשִׂ֖ים בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.'Am ha.'o.Sim ba.me.la.KhahH5971H6213H4399.
17And the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commanded themוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680to quarryוַיַּסִּעוּ֩vai.ya.si.'UH5265largeגְּדֹל֜וֹתge.do.LotH1419,costlyיְקָר֛וֹתye.ka.RotH3368stonesאֲבָנִ֨ים'a.va.NimH68to lay the foundationלְיַסֵּ֥דle.ya.SedH3245of the templeאֲבָנִ֧ים'a.va.NimH1004H68with dressedגָזִֽית׃ga.ZitH1496stonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68.
18So Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010בֹּנֵ֧יbo.NeiH1129and Hiram’sחִיר֖וֹםchi.RomH2438buildersוּבֹנֵ֥יu.vo.NeiH1129,along with the Gebalitesוְהַגִּבְלִ֑יםve.ha.giv.LimH1382,quarried the stoneוַֽיִּפְסְל֞וּvai.yif.se.LuH6458and preparedוַיָּכִ֛ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559the timberהָעֵצִ֥יםha.'e.TzimH6086and stoneוְהָאֲבָנִ֖יםve.ha.'a.va.NimH68for the constructionלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129of the templeהַבָּֽיִת׃ פha.Ba.yitH1004.
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
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