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1 Kings 5:1

in 1 Kings 5

Now 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.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

KJV

And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

This verse in 1 Kings 5

Commentary

6 notes on this verse
Hiram, king of Tyre - Menander of Ephesus, who wrote a history of Tyre in Greek, founded upon native Tyrian documents, about 300 B.C., mentioned this Hiram as the son of Abibaal king of Tyre, and said that he ascended the throne when he was nineteen; that he reigned thirty-four years, and, dying at the age of fifty-three, was succeeded by his son Baleazar. Menander spoke at some length of the dealings of Hiram with Solomon. Sent his servants - This appears to have been an embassy of congratulation.

This site's exposition

Hiram had always been a friend of David

on 1 Kings 5:1-2

Hiram sends envoys when he hears that Solomon has been anointed king in his father’s place. The narrator gives the reason: “Hiram had always been a friend of David”. Josephus and Menander both record a Hiram of Tyre corresponding with Solomon, outside testimony to the friendship the text states.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

And Hiram king of Tyre sent servants unto Solomon,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

He sent, as is usual among princes, to condole with him on the death of David, and to renew his alliances with him upon his succession to the government. It is good keeping up friendship and communion with the families in which religion is uppermost.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

Israel, being agricultural, furnished corn and oil, while the Tyrians, who were a commercial people, gave in exchange their Phœnician manufactures, as well as the produce of foreign lands. A special treaty was now entered into in furtherance of that undertaking which was the great work of Solomon's splendid and peaceful reign.

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A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Hiram king of Tyre - It must have been at the beginning of Solomon’s reign that these ambassadors were sent; and some suppose that the Hiram mentioned here is different from him who was the friend of David; but there seems no very solid reason for this supposition. As Hiram had intimate alliance with David, and built his palace, 2Sa 5:11, he wished to maintain the same good understanding with his son, of whose wisdom he had no doubt heard the most advantageous accounts; and he loved the son because he always loved the father, for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

The words behind it

23 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַ֠יִּשְׁלַחand he sent

    vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times

  • חִירָ֨םHiram

    chiramH2438 →22 times

  • מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    melekh-H4428 →2525 times

  • צ֤וֹרTyre

    tzorH6865 →42 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • עֲבָדָיו֙servants his

    ʾavadavH5650 →799 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • שְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomon

    shelomohH8010 →291 times

  • כִּ֣יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • שָׁמַ֔עhe had heard

    shama'H8085 →1159 times

  • כִּ֥יthat

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • אֹת֛וֹ<obj.> him

    ʾotoH853 →10935 times

  • מָשְׁח֥וּpeople had anointed

    mashechuH4886 →70 times

  • לְמֶ֖לֶךְto king

    lemelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • תַּ֣חַתin place of

    tachatH8478 →505 times

  • אָבִ֑יהוּfather his

    ʾavihuH1 →1212 times

  • כִּ֣יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • אֹהֵ֗בa friend

    ʾohevH157 →211 times

  • הָיָ֥הhe had been

    hayahH1961 →3559 times

  • חִירָ֛םHiram

    chiramH2438 →22 times

  • לְדָוִ֖דof David

    ledavidH1732 →999 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַיָּמִֽים׃ סthe days

    haiyamimH3117 →2304 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Samuel 5:11

    Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 14:1

      Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 1 Kings 5:1–2

      Now 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.

  • Through

    Psalms 45:12

    The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 22:29

      All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.

    • Isaiah 60:3

      Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

    • Psalms 72:10

      May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

    • Isaiah 49:23

      Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD;…

    • Isaiah 23:17–18

      And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 14:1

    Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.

    it leads to

    • Ezra 3:7

      They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by…

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About 1 Kings

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.