1 Kings 5:6 KJV
Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.
Thou and Ye
- thou, thy, thee one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Solomon's agreement with HiramHere 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...
Thompson Chains
Cross References
- 2 Chronicles 2:8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
- Genesis 10:15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
- 1 Kings 6:9–10 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. …
- 1 Kings 6:16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
- 1 Kings 6:20 And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
- 2 Chronicles 2:10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
- 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.
- Psalms 29:5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
- Romans 12:17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
- 1 Corinthians 12:14–21 For the body is not one member, but many. …
- Ephesians 4:7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
- Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
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Topics
- Cedar Furnished by Hiram, king of Tyre, for Solomon’s temple
- Commerce Tyrians
- Diplomacy Solomon, in his alliance with Hiram
- Hiram Helps Solomon in building the temple
- Sidon The inhabitants of, contributed cedar for the first and second temple
- Solomon Builds the temple
- Treaty Reciprocity
- Tyre Men and materials sent from, to Solomon, for the erection of the temple and his castles
Kings of Israel & Judah
- SolomonKing of Israel · 1015–975 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1015–975 BC · Solomon reigns in Israel
Places
- LebanonRegion · today Jezzine · Location well established
- Places in 1 Kings 5 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- LebanonWhite, “the white mountain of Syria,” is the loftiest and most celebrated mountain range in Syria. It is a branch running southward from...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Now therefore command וְעַתָּה wĕʿattâ Adverb · with and צַוֵּה ṣawwê צָוָה Verb · piel imperative, second person masculine singular
- thou that they hew וְיִכְרְתוּ wĕyikrĕtû כָּרַת Verb · qal jussive, third person masculine plural · with and
- me cedar trees לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular אֲרָזִים ʾărāzîm אֶרֶז Noun · masculine plural
- out of Lebanon מִן min Preposition הַלְּבָנוֹן hallĕbānôn לְבָנוֹן Proper name · with the
- and my servants וַעֲבָדַי waʿăbāday עֶבֶד Noun · masculine plural construct · with and, suffix: first person common singular
- shall be with thy servants יִהְיוּ yihyû Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural עִם ʿim Preposition עֲבָדֶיךָ ʿăbādêkā עֶבֶד Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- and unto thee will I give אֶתֵּן ʾettēn נָתַן Verb · qal imperfect, first person common singular
- hire וּשְׂכַר ûśĕkar שָׂכָר Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
- for thy servants עֲבָדֶיךָ ʿăbādêkā עֶבֶד Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- according to all that thou shalt appoint לְךָ lĕkā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular כְּכֹל kĕkōl Noun · masculine singular · with preposition אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative תֹּאמֵר tōʾmēr אָמַר Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular כִּי kî Conjunction
- for thou knowest אַתָּה ʾattâ Pronoun · second person masculine singular יָדַעְתָּ yādaʿtā יָדַע Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular
- that there is not among us any כִּי kî Conjunction אֵין ʾên Negative בָּנוּ bānû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
- that can skill יֹדֵעַ yōdēaʿ יָדַע Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- to hew לִכְרָת likrāt כָּרַת Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- timber עֵצִים ʿēṣîm עֵץ Noun · masculine plural
- like unto the Sidonians כַּצִּדֹנִים kaṣṣidōnîm צִידֹנִי Noun · masculine plural · with preposition with the
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