1 Kings 5 · Verse 8

1 Kings 5:8

And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
1 Kings 5:8, King James Version

1 Kings 5:8 in other translations

BSBThen Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.
WEBHiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message which you have sent to me. I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning cypress timber.
ASVAnd Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the message which thou hast sent unto me: I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
YLTAnd Hiram sendeth unto Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou hast sent unto me, I do all thy desire concerning cedar-wood, and fir-wood,
DARBYAnd Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the things which thou sentest to me for: I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of cypress.
BBEThen Hiram sent to Solomon, saying; The words you sent have been given to me: I will do all your desire in the question of cedar-wood and cypress-wood.
WebsterAnd Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will perform all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.

What does 1 Kings 5:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things ... and I will do--The contract was drawn out formally in a written document (2Ch 2:11), which, according to Josephus, was preserved both in the Jewish and Tyrian records.

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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…

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1 Kings 5:8 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.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
חִירָם֙chi.RamHiramH2438
אֶל\־'El-toH413
שְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
שָׁמַ֕עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiI have heardH8085
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[that] whichH834
שָׁלַ֖חְתָּsha.Lach.tayou sentH7971
אֵלָ֑י'e.Laito meH413
אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH589
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehI will doH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
חֶפְצְךָ֔chef.tze.Khadesire yourH2656
בַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.Tzeiin wood<s> ofH6086
אֲרָזִ֖ים'a.ra.Zimcedar<s>H730
וּבַעֲצֵ֥יu.va.'a.Tzeiand in wood<s> ofH6086
בְרוֹשִֽׁים\׃ve.ro.Shimcypress<es>H1265

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

Cross references for 1 Kings 5:8

  • 2 Samuel 6:5

    And David and all the house of Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

  • 1 Kings 6:15

    And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

  • 1 Kings 6:34

    And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

  • 2 Chronicles 3:5

    And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
considered. Heb. heard. timber of fir.
6:15,34; 2Sa 6:5; 2Ch 3:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 5:7

    And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.

  • 1 Kings 5:8

    And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.

  • 1 Kings 5:9

    My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

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1 Kings 5:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y envió Hiram á decir á Salomón: He oído lo que me mandaste á decir: yo haré todo lo que te pluguiere acerca de la madera de cedro, y la madera de haya.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils faisaient venir l’orge et la paille pour les chevaux et les coursiers au lieu où était l’intendant, chacun selon sa règle.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Hiram sandte zu Salomo und ließ ihm sagen: Ich habe gehört, was du mir entboten hast; ich will all dein Begehr tun betreffs des Cedernholzes und betreffs des Cypressenholzes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et misit Hiram ad Salomonem, dicens: Audivi quæcumque mandasti mihi: ego faciam omnem voluntatem tuam in lignis cedrinis et abiegnis.