1 Kings 5 · Verse 12

1 Kings 5:12

And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
1 Kings 5:12, King James Version

1 Kings 5:12 in other translations

BSBAnd the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
WEBThe LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.
ASVAnd Jehovah gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
YLTAnd Jehovah hath given wisdom to Solomon as He spake to him, and there is peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they make a covenant both of them.
DARBYAnd Jehovah gave Solomon wisdom as he promised him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league.
BBENow the Lord had given Solomon wisdom, as he had said to him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made an agreement together.
WebsterAnd the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.

What does 1 Kings 5:12 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 5:10-18

The temple was chiefly built by the riches and labour of Gentiles, which typified their being called into the church. Solomon commanded, and they brought costly stones for the foundation. Christ, who is laid for a Foundation, is a chosen and precious Stone. We should lay our foundation firm, and bestow most pains on that part of our religion which lies out of the sight of men. And happy those who, as lively stones…

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1 Kings 5:12 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.

וַיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
נָתַ֤ןna.Tanhe gaveH5414
חָכְמָה֙chokh.mahwisdomH2451
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.Mohto SolomonH8010
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
דִּבֶּר\־di.ber-he had spokenH1696
ל֑וֹloto <the> him
וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
שָׁלֹ֗םsha.LompeaceH7965
בֵּ֤יןbeinbetweenH996
חִירָם֙chi.RamHiramH2438
וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand betweenH996
שְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
וַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.Tuand they madeH3772
בְרִ֖יתve.Rita covenantH1285
שְׁנֵיהֶֽם\׃she.nei.Hem[the] two of themH8147

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 5:12

  • 1 Kings 3:12

    Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

  • 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:

  • James 1:5

    If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

  • 1 Kings 15:19

    There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

  • Genesis 21:32

    Thus they made a covenant at Beer–sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

  • 2 Chronicles 1:12

    Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.

  • 1 Kings 4:29

    And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

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as he promised him.
3:12; 4:29; 2Ch 1:12; Jas 1:5
they two.
15:19; Ge 21:32; Am 1:9

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Context

  • 1 Kings 5:11

    And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.

  • 1 Kings 5:12

    And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.

  • 1 Kings 5:13

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

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1 Kings 5:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dió pues Jehová á Salomón sabiduría como le había dicho: y hubo paz entre Hiram y Salomón, é hicieron alianza entre ambos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il proféra 3 000 proverbes, et ses cantiques furent au nombre de 1 005.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova gab Salomo Weisheit, so wie er zu ihm geredet hatte; und es war Friede zwischen Hiram und Salomo, und sie machten einen Bund miteinander.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dedit quoque Dominus sapientiam Salomoni, sicut locutus est ei: et erat pax inter Hiram et Salomonem, et percusserunt ambo fœdus.