1 Kings 5:12-13 NIV

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

Here is, I. The performance of the agreement between Solomon and Hiram. Each of the parties made good his engagement. 1. Hiram delivered Solomon the timber, according to his bargain, 1 Kgs. 5:10. The trees were Solomon?s, but perhaps?Materiam superabat opus?The workmanship was of more value than the article. Hiram is therefore said to deliver the trees. 2. Solomon conveyed to Hiram the corn which he had promised him, 1 Kgs. 5:11. Thus let justice be followed (as the expression is, Deut.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:12

And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him ,.... Which, among other things, appeared in his preparations for building the temple, and in his agreements with Hiram for timber and workmen for that purpose and by continuing and confirming friendship between himself and Hiram, who was so serviceable to him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they two made a league together ; in order to continue and establish peace and friendship between them, which Solomon might... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:13

And King Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel ,.... Not of money, but of men, as follows: and the levy was thirty thousand men ; for what purpose, and how they were employed, 1 Kings 5:14 shows. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 5:13

The levy was thirty thousand men - We find from the following verse that only ten thousand were employed at once, and those only for one month at a time; and having rested two months, they again resumed their labor. These were the persons over whom Adoniram was superintendent, and were all Israelites. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 5:7-12

compared with 1 Kings 16:1-34 :81 and 1 Kings 18:4 . Tyre and Israel—a lesson on personal influence. Twice in the history of Israel were its relations with the neighbouring kingdom of Tyre close and intimate. Twice did the Phoenician race exercise an important influence on the Hebrew people. In the days of Solomon the subjects of Hiram furnished men and materials to build a house to the name of the Lord. The Phoenicians were not only idolaters, but they belonged to the accursed races of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 5:7-12

Lessons from the conduct of a heathen prince. Describe the condition of Type at this period, alluding to its commerce, its religious beliefs, its proximity to the kingdom of Solomon, its monarchical institutions, as opposed to the usual republican government of Phoenician settlements—as exemplified in Carthage, the splendid daughter of Type, founded about 140 years after the building of Solomon's temple. Point out some of the effects of the intercourse between these two states, as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 5:12

And the Lord gave [Can there be any reference to the repeated "gave" of the two preceding verses?] to Solomon wisdom, as he promised him ( 1 Kings 3:12 ) and there was peace [one fruit of the gift. Cf. James 3:17 ] between Hiram and Solomon, and they two made a league together [Heb. "cut a covenant." Cf. ὅρκια τέμνειν . Covenants were ratified by the slaughter of victims, between the parts of which the contracting parties passed ( Genesis 15:18 ; Jeremiah 34:8 , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 5:13

And King Solomon raised a levy [Marg; tribute of men, i.e; conscription] out of all Israel [ i.e; the people, not the land—Ewald] and the levy was thirty thousand men. [That is, if we may trust the figures of the census given in 2 Samuel 24:9 (which do not agree, however, with those of 1 Chronicles 21:5 ), the conscription only affected one in forty of the male population. But even the lower estimate of Samuel is regarded with some suspicion. Such a levy was predicted ( 1 Samuel... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 5:12

The Lord gave Solomon wisdom - It seems to be implied that Solomon’s divine gift of wisdom enabled him to make such favorable arrangements with Hiram. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 5:13

A levy out of all Israel - This was, apparently, the first time that the Israelites had been called upon to perform forced labor, though it had been prophesied 1 Samuel 8:16. David had bound to forced service “the strangers” 1 Chronicles 22:2; but hitherto the Israelites had escaped. Solomon now, in connection with his proposed work of building the temple, with the honor of God as an excuse, laid this burden upon them. Out of the 1,300, 000 able-bodied Israelites 2 Samuel 24:9, a band of 30,000... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 5:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 5:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 5:7-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 5:7-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 5:12

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 5:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 5:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 5:13

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