Text -- 1 Kings 5:1 (NET)

Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

5:1 King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.)

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ki 5:1

¹ sn The verse numbers in the English Bible differ from those in the Hebrew text (BHS) here; 5:1-18 in the English Bible corresponds to 5:15-32 in the Hebrew text. See the note at 4:21.

² map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

³ tn Heb “his servants.”