1 Kings 5:2

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Solomon sent this message to Hiram:

Hebrew Names Version
Shlomo sent to Hiram, saying,

King James Version
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

English Standard Version
And Solomon sent word to Hiram,

New Century Version
Solomon sent this message back to King Hiram:

New English Translation
Solomon then sent this message to Hiram:

Amplified Bible
Then Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying,

New American Standard Bible
Then Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Also Salomon sent to Hiram, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
And Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying,

Contemporary English Version
Solomon sent a message back to Hiram:

Complete Jewish Bible
Shlomo's provisions for one day consisted of 150 bushels of fine flour, 310 bushels of meal,

Darby Translation
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
This is what Solomon said to King Hiram:

George Lamsa Translation
And Hiram sent to Solomon and blessed him. And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

Good News Translation
Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:

Lexham English Bible
Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

Literal Translation
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Salomon sent vnto Hiram, sayenge:

American Standard Version
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

Bible in Basic English
And Solomon sent back word to Hiram, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal;

King James Version (1611)
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Solomon sent to Chiram, saying,

English Revised Version
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli also Salomon sente to Hiram,

Young's Literal Translation
and Solomon sendeth unto Hiram, saying,

Update Bible Version
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

World English Bible
Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

New King James Version
Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:

New Living Translation
Then Solomon sent this message back to Hiram:

New Life Bible
Then Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying,

New Revised Standard
Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Solomon sent unto Hiram, saying: -

Douay-Rheims Bible
Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:

Revised Standard Version
And Solomon sent word to Hiram,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying,

Contextual Overview

¹Now 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 friends with David. ²And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:³"As you are aware, because of the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet. ⁴But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis. ⁵So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: 'I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.' ⁶Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians." ⁷When Hiram received Solomon's message, he rejoiced greatly and said, "Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!" ⁸Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: "I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber. ⁹My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the sea, and I will float them in rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food."

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Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 5:11 - Hiram 1 Kings 9:13 - my brother

Cross-References

Genesis 1:27
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Genesis 2:15
Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

Genesis 2:23
And the man said: "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for out of man she was taken."

Malachi 2:15
Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. Therefore guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

Matthew 19:4
Jesus answered, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female'

Mark 10:6
However, from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female.'

Acts 17:26
From one man He made every nation of men, to inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Solomon sent to Hiram,.... A letter, either by the hand of his ambassadors when they returned, as Kimchi thinks, or by ambassadors Solomon sent on purpose. Josephus w appeals to the Tyrian archives for the genuineness of these letters that passed between Hiram and Solomon; and Eupolemus, an Heathen writer x has both this which Solomon sent to Hiram, and that which Hiram sent in answer to it, which agree with those in the sacred records:

saying: as follows.

w Antiqu. l. 8. c. 2. sect. 8. x Ut Supra. (Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 32, 34.)

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 5:2. Solomon 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.