1 Kings 5 · Verse 1

1 Kings 5:1

And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
1 Kings 5:1, King James Version

1 Kings 5:1 in other translations

BSBNow 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 a friend of David.
WEBHiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father, and Hiram had always loved David.
ASVAnd Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
YLTAnd Hiram king of Tyre sendeth his servants unto Solomon, for he heard that they had anointed him for king instead of his father, for Hiram was a lover of David all the days;
DARBYAnd 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.
BBENow Hiram, king of Tyre, hearing that Solomon had been made king in place of his father, sent his servants to him; for Hiram had ever been a friend to David.
WebsterAnd Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

What does 1 Kings 5:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
1Ki 5:1-6. Hiram Sends to Congratulate Solomon. 1. Hiram ... sent his servants unto Solomon--the grandson of David's contemporary [Kitto]; or the same Hiram [Winer and others]. The friendly relations which the king of Tyre had cultivated with David are here seen renewed with his son and successor, by a message of condolence as well as of congratulation on his accession to the throne of Israel. The alliance between the two nations had been mutually beneficial by the encouragement of useful traffic. Israel, being agricultural, furnished corn and oil, while the Tyrians, who were a commercial people, gave in exchange their Phoenician manufactures, as well as the produce of foreign lands. A special treaty was now entered into in furtherance of that undertaking which was the great work of Solomon's splendid and peaceful reign.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

Hiram, king of Tyre, sends to congratulate Solomon on his accession to the kingdom, 1Kgs 5:1. Solomon consults him on building a temple for the Lord, and requests his assistance, 1Kgs 5:2-6. Hiram is pleased and specifies the assistance which he will afford, 1Kgs 5:7-9. He sends cedars and fir trees, 1Kgs 5:10. The return made by Solomon, 1Kgs 5:11. They form a league, 1Kgs 5:12. Solomon makes a levy of men in Israel to prepare wood and stones, 1Kgs 5:13-18. Verse 1 Hiram king of Tyre - It must have been at the beginning of Solomon's reign that these ambassadors were sent; and some suppose that the Hiram mentioned here is different from him who was the friend of David; but there seems no very solid reason for this supposition. As Hiram had intimate alliance with David, and built his palace, 2Sam 5:11, he wished to maintain the same good understanding with his son, of whose wisdom he had no doubt heard the most advantageous accounts; and he loved the son because he always loved the father, for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 5:1-9
Here is Solomon's design to build a temple. There is no adversary, no Satan, so the word is; no instrument of Satan to oppose it, or to divert from it. Satan does all he can, to hinder temple work. When there is no evil abroad, then let us be ready and active in that which is good, and get forward. Let God's promises quicken our endeavours. And all outward skill and advantages should be made serviceable to the interests of Christ's kingdom.--If Tyre supplies Israel with craftsmen, Israel will supply Tyre with corn, Eze 27:17. Thus, by the wise disposal of Providence, one country has need of another, and is benefitted by another, that there may be dependence on one another, to the glory of God.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Kings 5:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachand he sentH7971
חִירָ֨םchi.RamHiramH2438
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
צ֤וֹרTzorTyreH6865
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
שָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'he had heardH8085
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
אֹת֛וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
מָשְׁח֥וּma.she.Chupeople had anointedH4886
לְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhto kingH4428
תַּ֣חַתTa.chatin place ofH8478
אָבִ֑יהוּ'a.Vi.hufather hisH1
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
אֹהֵ֗ב'o.Heva friendH157
הָיָ֥הha.Yahhe had beenH1961
חִירָ֛םchi.RamHiramH2438
לְדָוִ֖דle.da.Vidof DavidH1732
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַיָּמִֽים\׃\ \סhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117

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Cross references for 1 Kings 5:1

  • 1 Chronicles 14:1

    Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

  • 2 Chronicles 2:3

    And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.

  • 1 Kings 5:10

    So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

  • 2 Samuel 5:11

    And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.

  • Psalms 45:12

    And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

  • Amos 1:9

    Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

  • 1 Kings 9:12-14

    And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.

  • 1 Kings 5:13

    And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

  • 2 Samuel 8:10

    Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

  • 2 Samuel 10:1-2

    And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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

A.M. 2990. B.C. 1014. An. Ex. Is. 477. Hiram.
10,13; 9:12-14; 2Ch 2:3
Huram. sent.
2Sa 8:10; 10:1,2; Ps 45:12
for Hiram.
2Sa 5:11; 1Ch 14:1; Am 1:9

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Context

  • 1 Kings 5:1

    And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

  • 1 Kings 5:2

    And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

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1 Kings 5:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		HIRAM rey de Tiro envió también sus siervos á Salomón, luego que oyó que lo habían ungido por rey en lugar de su padre: porque Hiram había siempre amado á David.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Salomon domina sur tous les royaumes, depuis le fleuve jusqu’au pays des Philistins, et jusqu’à la frontière d’Égypte: ils apportèrent des présents et servirent Salomon tous les jours de sa vie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Hiram, der König von Tyrus, sandte seine Knechte zu Salomo, denn er hatte gehört, daß man ihn zum König gesalbt hatte an seines Vaters Statt; denn Hiram war allezeit ein Freund Davids gewesen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Misit quoque Hiram rex Tyri servos suos ad Salomonem: audivit enim quod ipsum unxissent regem pro patre ejus: quia amicus fuerat Hiram David omni tempore.