1 Kings 5:2
1 Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.
And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:
3 “As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.
4 But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:
- KJV
- And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
- WEB
- Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
- ASV
- And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
- DARBY
- And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
- BLB
- And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
- ÅB
- Og Salomo sendte bud til Hiram og lot si:
- OTB
- Salomo sendte da bud til Hiram og sa:
- B1930
- Og Salomo sendte bud til Hiram og lot si:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 2:3
Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.
Read in context