1 Kings 5:8

1 Kings 5:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
• New International Version (NIV)So Hiram sent word to Solomon: “I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and juniper logs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, "I have heard the message that you have sent to me. I am ready to do all you desire in the matter of cedar and cypress timber.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Hiram sent to Solomon, saying: I have considered the message which you sent me, and I will do all you desire concerning the cedar and cypress logs.

Context of 1 Kings 5:8

6“Therefore, please command that cedars from Lebanon be cut for me. Let my men work alongside yours, and I will pay your men whatever wages you ask. As you know, there is no one among us who can cut timber like you Sidonians!” 7When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he was very pleased and said, “Praise the Lord today for giving David a wise son to be king of the great nation of Israel.” Then he sent this reply to Solomon: “I have received your message, and I will supply all the cedar and cypress timber you need. 9My servants will bring the logs from the Lebanon mountains to the Mediterranean Sea and make them into rafts and float them along the coast to whatever place you choose. Then we will break the rafts apart so you can carry the logs away. You can pay me by supplying me with food for my household.” 10So Hiram supplied as much cedar and cypress timber as Solomon desired.

1 Kings 5:8 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח חִירָם֙ אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה לֵאמֹ֔ר שָׁמַ֕עְתִּי אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֖חְתָּ אֵלָ֑י אֲנִ֤י אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ אֶת־כָּל־חֶפְצְךָ֔ בַּעֲצֵ֥י אֲרָזִ֖ים וּבַעֲצֵ֥י בְרוֹשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Hiramחִירָםchîyrâm chîyrôm · HiramH2438
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I have consideredשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• I will doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• all thy desireחֵ֫פֶץchêphets · pleasureH2656
• concerning timberעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• of cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• of firבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265

Cross-references for 1 Kings 5:8

• 1 Kings 6:15The entire inside, from floor to ceiling, was paneled with wood. He paneled the walls and ceilings with cedar, and he used planks of cypress for the floors.
• 2 Samuel 6:5David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before the Lord, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical instruments—lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals.
• 2 Chronicles 3:5He paneled the main room of the Temple with cypress wood, overlaid it with fine gold, and decorated it with carvings of palm trees and chains.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 5:8

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-12Hiram's response to Solomon confirmed and continued the friendly relations he had with David. The partnership benefited both sides. Solomon got the construction materials he needed for the temple. In return, he provided necessities for Hiram's household (1 Kings 5:9–10) and paid Hiram's workers (1 Kings 5:6). This passage shows the Phoenicians' skill in business and Solomon's great wealth. It also highlights Solomon's wisdom, which he believed was a gift…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things ... and I will do--The contract was drawn out formally in a written document (2Ch 2:11), which, according to Josephus, was preserved both in the Jewish and Tyrian records.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 5:8

• Cedar
• Church and State
• Commerce
• Diplomacy
• Temple
• Treaty
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• Cedar
• Fir
• Levy
• Quarries
• Commerce
• Kings, Books of
• 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