1 Kings 5:2

The Darby Translation

And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

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,

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,

Berean Standard Bible
And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:

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

¹ And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father; for Hiram always loved David. ² And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, ³ Thou knowest that David my father could not build a house unto the name of Jehovah his God, because of the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet. ⁴ But now Jehovah my God has given me rest on every side: there is neither adversary nor evil event. ⁵ And behold, I purpose to build a house unto the name of Jehovah my God, as Jehovah spoke to David my father saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy stead, he shall build a house unto my name. ⁶ And now command that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say; for thou knowest that there is not among us any that are experienced in cutting timber like to the Zidonians. ⁷ And it came to pass when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be Jehovah this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people. ⁸ And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the things which thou sentest to me for: I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of cypress. ⁹ My servants shall bring [them] down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will convey them by sea [in] rafts to the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them. And thou shalt accomplish my desire in giving food for my household.

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2 Chronicles 2:3

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

Cross-References

Genesis 1:27
And God created Man in his image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 2:15
And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it.

Genesis 2:23
And Man said, This time it is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh: this shall be called Woman, because this was taken out of a man.

Malachi 2:15
And did not one make [them]? and the remnant of the Spirit was his. And wherefore the one? He sought a seed of God. Take heed then to your spirit, and let none deal unfaithfully against the wife of his youth,

Matthew 19:4
But he answering said [to them], Have ye not read that he who made [them], from the beginning made them male and female,

Mark 10:6
but from [the] beginning of [the] creation God made them male and female.

Acts 17:26
and has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined ordained times and the boundaries of their dwelling,

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.