1 Kings 9:11

1 Kings 9:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
• New International Version (NIV)King Solomon gave twenty towns in Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, because Hiram had supplied him with all the cedar and juniper and gold he wanted.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold, as much as he desired, King Solomon gave to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
• New King James Version (NKJV)(Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

Context of 1 Kings 9:11

9And they will say, ‘Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them, therefore the Lord has brought all this adversity on them.’” 10It came about at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house (Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold according to all his desire), then King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 12So Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, and they did not please him. 13He said, “What are these cities which you have given me, my brother?” So they were called the land of Cabul to this day.

1 Kings 9:11 word by word

חִירָ֣ם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹ֠ר נִשָּׂ֨א אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה בַּעֲצֵי֩ אֲרָזִ֨ים וּבַעֲצֵ֧י בְרוֹשִׁ֛ים וּבַזָּהָ֖ב לְכָל־חֶפְצ֑וֹ אָ֡ז יִתֵּן֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה לְחִירָם֙ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים עִ֔יר בְּאֶ֖רֶץ הַגָּלִֽיל׃Read the interlinear

• Hiramחִירָםchîyrâm chîyrôm · HiramH2438
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Tyreצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
• had suppliedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• with cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• and cypressבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
• timberעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• and goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• according to allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• his desireחֵ֫פֶץchêphets · pleasureH2656
• thenאָז'âz · thenH227
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Galileeגָּלִילgâlîyl gâlîylâh · GalileeH1551

Cross-references for 1 Kings 9:11

• 1 Kings 5:6Now therefore, command that they cut for me cedars from Lebanon, and my servants will be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you say, for you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”
• 2 Chronicles 2:8Send me also cedar, cypress and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber of Lebanon; and indeed my servants will work with your servants,
• 2 Chronicles 8:2that he built the cities which Huram had given to him, and settled the sons of Israel there.
• Joshua 20:7So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities - It is very likely that Solomon did not give those cities to Hiram so that they should be annexed to his Tyrian dominions, but rather gave him the produce of them till the money was paid which he had advanced to Solomon for his buildings. It appears however that either Hiram did not accept them, or that having received the produce till he was paid, he then restored them to Solomon; for in the parallel place, 2 Chronicles…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11By the spirit, if not by the letter, of the Law, Solomon had no right to give away these cities, or any part of the inheritance of Israel Leviticus 25:13-34. But the exigences of a worldly policy caused the requirements of the Law to be set aside.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-14Verses 10-14 Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities. Hiram did not like them. If Solomon would gratify him, let it be in his own element, by becoming his partner in trade, as he did. See how the providence of God suits this earth to the various tempers of men, and the dispositions of men to the earth, and all for the good of mankind in general.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-14Solomon made a business deal with King Hiram, trading wheat and olive oil for timber and gold (1 Kings 5:10–11). When Solomon owed Hiram, he gave him twenty towns in Galilee as payment. However, Hiram was unhappy with the towns and returned them to Solomon (see 2 Chronicles 8:2). The two friends agreed on other compensation and continued as allies and trading partners (1 Kings 9:26–28; 10:22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee--According to Josephus, they were situated on the northwest of it, adjacent to Tyre. Though lying within the boundaries of the promised land (Ge 15:18; Jos 1:4), they had never been conquered till then, and were inhabited by Canaanite heathens (Jud 4:2-13; 2Ki 15:29). They were probably given to Hiram, whose dominions were small, as a remuneration for his important services in furnishing workmen…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 9:11

• Cedar
• Contracts
• Diplomacy
• Elijah
• Galilee
• Hiram
• Solomon
• Treaty
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• Solomon
• Tyre
• Cedar
• Chief
• Fir
• Hiram
• Levy
• Alliance
• Furnish

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9

• 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