1 Kings 5 · Verse 9

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.
1 Kings 5:9, King James Version

1 Kings 5:9 in other translations

BSBMy servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”
WEBMy servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that you specify to me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and you will receive them. You will accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.”
ASVMy servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea; and I will make them into rafts to go by sea unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them; and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
YLTmy servants bring down from Lebanon to the sea, and I make them floats in the sea unto the place that thou sendest unto me, and I have spread them out there; and thou dost take them up, and thou dost execute my desire, to give the food of my house.'
DARBYMy servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will convey them by sea in rafts to the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and thou shalt receive them. And thou shalt accomplish my desire in giving food for my household.
BBEMy men will take them down from Lebanon to the sea, where I will have them corded together to go by sea to whatever place you say, and I will have them cut up there so that you may take them away; as for payment, it will be enough if you give me food for my people.
WebsterMy servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats to 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.

What does 1 Kings 5:9 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea - As the river Adonis was in the vicinity of the forest of Lebanon, and emptied itself into the Mediterranean sea, near Biblos, Hiram could transport the timber all squared, and not only cut to scantling, but cut so as to occupy the place it was intended for in the building, without any farther need of axe or saw. It might be readily sent down the coast on rafts and landed at Joppa, or Jamnia, just opposite to Jerusalem, at the distance of about twenty-five miles. See 2Chr 2:16. The carriage could not be great, as the timber was all fitted for the building where it was hewn down. The materials had only to be put together when they arrived at Jerusalem. See 1Kgs 6:7.

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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 5:9 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.

עֲ֠בָדַי'A.va.daiservants myH5650
יֹרִ֨דוּyo.Ri.duthey will bring [them] downH3381
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַלְּבָנ֜וֹןha.le.va.Non<the> LebanonH3844
יָ֗מָּהYa.mah[the] sea towardsH3220
וַ֠אֲנִיVa.'a.niand IH589
אֲשִׂימֵ֨ם'a.si.MemI will make themH7760
דֹּבְר֤וֹתdoe.RotraftsH1702
בַּיָּם֙bai.Yamon the seaH3220
עַֽד\־'ad-toH5704
הַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
תִּשְׁלַ֥חtish.Lachyou will sendH7971
אֵלַ֛י'e.Laito meH413
וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥יםve.ni.patz.Timand I will break up themH5310
שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033
וְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand youH859
תִשָּׂ֑אti.Sa'you will carry [them] awayH5375
וְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand youH859
תַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.Sehyou will doH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
חֶפְצִ֔יchef.Tzidesire myH2656
לָתֵ֖תla.Tetby givingH5414
לֶ֥חֶםLe.chem[the] food ofH3899
בֵּיתִֽי\׃bei.Tihousehold myH1004

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

Cross references for 1 Kings 5:9

  • Ezra 3:7

    They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

  • Ezekiel 27:17

    Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

  • 2 Chronicles 2:16

    And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 12:20

    And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.

  • 2 Chronicles 1:15

    And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.

  • Deuteronomy 3:25

    I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lebanon.
De 3:25
and I will.
2Ch 2:16
appoint. Heb. send. in giving food.
2Ch 1:15; Ezr 3:7; Eze 27:17; Ac 12:20

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 5:10

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

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1 Kings 5:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mis siervos la llevarán desde el Líbano á la mar; y yo la pondré en balsas por la mar hasta el lugar que tú me señalares, y allí se desatará, y tú la tomarás: y tú harás mi voluntad en dar de comer á mi familia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Dieu donna à Salomon de la sagesse et une très grande intelligence, et un cœur large comme le sable qui est sur le bord de la mer.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Meine Knechte sollen es vom Libanon an das Meer hinabbringen; und ich werde auf dem Meere Flöße daraus machen und sie bis an den Ort bringen lassen, den du mir angeben wirst, und dort will ich sie zerlegen lassen; und du sollst es abholen. Du aber sollst mein Begehr tun, indem du den Speisebedarf meines Hauses gibst.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Servi mei deponent ea de Libano ad mare, et ego componam ea in ratibus in mari usque ad locum quem significaveris mihi: et applicabo ea ibi, et tu tolles ea: præbebisque necessaria mihi, ut detur cibus domui meæ.