Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsSo Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of fir according to all his desire.
So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,
And Hiram is giving to Solomon cedar-trees, and fir-trees, all his desire,
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar-trees and cypress-trees [according to] all his desire.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile