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

1(5:15) King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.) Solomon then sent this message to Hiram: 3“You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the Lord his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the Lord subdued his enemies. 4But now the Lord my God has made me secure on all fronts; there is no adversary or dangerous threat.

1 Kings 5:2 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֶל־חִירָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• to Hiramחִירָםchîyrâm chîyrôm · HiramH2438
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for 1 Kings 5:2

• 2 Chronicles 2:3Solomon sent a message to King Huram of Tyre: “Help me as you did my father David, when you sent him cedar logs for the construction of his palace.

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

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• Lebanon
• Levy
• 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