1 Kings 5
1 Hiram, sending to congratulate Solomon, is desired to furnish him with timber to build the temple.
7 Hiram, blessing God for Solomon, and requesting food for his family, furnishes him with trees.
13 The number of Solomon's workmen and labourers
Hiram ..................... Hiram <02438> [A.M. 2990. B.C. 1014. An. Ex. Is. 477. Hiram.]
[Huram. sent.]
Hiram ..................... Hiram <02438> [for Hiram.]
unable ... build <03201 01129> [could not.]
battles <04421> [the wars.]
<05414> [put.]
secure <05117> [hath given.]
<0559> [behold.]
<0559> [purpose. Heb. say. as the Lord.]
cedars <0730> [cedar trees.]
pay <07939 05414> [will I give hire.]
say <0559> [appoint. Heb. say. that there is not.]
Sidonians <06722> [Sidonians.]
worthy <01288> [Blessed.]
given <05414> [which hath.]
wise son <02450 01121> [a wise son.]
received <08085> [considered. Heb. heard. timber of fir.]
Lebanon <03844> [Lebanon.]
it <07760> [and I will.]
send <07971> [appoint. Heb. send. in giving food.]
cors ............. 20,000 baths <03734> [measures. Heb. cors.]
20,000 cors ............. 20,000 baths <06242 03734> [twenty measures.]
"Twenty thousand baths of oil" are mentioned in Chronicles; and the Syriac, Arabic, and Septuagint also have here "twenty thousand measures." But as barley and wine are also spoken of there, it is probable that the wheat mentioned here, and the small quantity of fine oil, were intended for the use of Hiram's own family, while that in Chronicles was for his workmen.
promised ......... peace <01696 07965> [as he promised him.]
<08147> [they two.]
work crews <04522> [levy. Heb. tribute of men.]
work crews <04522> [the levy.]
month ........ month ...... months <02320> [a month.]
Adoniram <0141> [Adoniram.]
70,000 <07657> [threescore.]
These were all strangers, or proselytes, dwelling among the Israelites, as we learn from the paralled place in 2 Chron.
3,300 <07969 0505> [three thousand.]
In the parallel passage of Chronicles, it is "three thousand six hundred," which is also the reading of the Septuagint here.
valuable stones ........... stone <068 03368> [costly stones.]
Byblos <01382> [the stone-squarers. or, Giblites.]
