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1 Kings 5:12 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 5 · verse 12
And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.1 Kings 5:12 · King James Version
1 Kings 5:12 in context
10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
11And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
12And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
14And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- promiseddâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- wisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
- leaguebᵉrîytha compactH1285 →
- peaceshâlôwmsafeH7965 →
- HiramChîyrâmChiram or Chirom, the name of two TyriansH2438 →
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Here is, I. The performance of the agreement between Solomon and Hiram. Each of the parties made good his engagement. 1. Hiram delivered Solomon the timber, according to his bargain, Kg1 5:10. The trees were Solomon's, but perhaps - Materiam superabat opus - The workmanship was of more value than the article.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-18