1 Kings 5:1-2

Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

5:1 (5:15) ¹  King Hiram of Tyre ²  sent messengers ³  to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.) 5:2 Solomon then sent this message to Hiram:

1 Kings 2:11-12

2:11 David reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years, and in Jerusalem ⁴  thirty-three years.

Solomon Secures the Throne

2:12 Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority ⁵  was firmly solidified.

Galatians 5:6

5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love. ⁶ 

Galatians 5:1

Freedom of the Believer

5:1 For freedom ⁷  Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke ⁸  of slavery.

Galatians 3:14

3:14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, ⁹  so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

Galatians 5:1-3

Freedom of the Believer

5:1 For freedom ¹⁰  Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke ¹¹  of slavery. 5:2 Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all! 5:3 And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey ¹²  the whole law.

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.”

⁴ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁵ tn Or “kingship.”

⁶ tn Grk “but faith working through love.”

⁷ tn Translating the dative as “For freedom” shows the purpose for Christ setting us free; however, it is also possible to take the phrase in the sense of means or instrument (“with [or by] freedom”), referring to the freedom mentioned in 4:31 and implied throughout the letter.

⁸ sn Here the yoke figuratively represents the burdensome nature of slavery.

⁹ tn Or “so that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus.”

¹⁰ tn Translating the dative as “For freedom” shows the purpose for Christ setting us free; however, it is also possible to take the phrase in the sense of means or instrument (“with [or by] freedom”), referring to the freedom mentioned in 4:31 and implied throughout the letter.

¹¹ sn Here the yoke figuratively represents the burdensome nature of slavery.

¹² tn Or “keep”; or “carry out”; Grk “do.”