Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.
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Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together.
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And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
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(5-26) And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 5:12 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 3:12 behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart; so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you.
- Amos 1:9 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they delivered up the whole community to Edom, and didn’t remember the brotherly covenant;
- Genesis 21:32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his army, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
- 1 Kings 15:19 “There is a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.”
- 2 Chronicles 1:12 therefore wisdom and knowledge is granted to you. I will give you riches, wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had who have been before you had, and none after you will have.”
- James 1:5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
- 1 Kings 4:29 God gave Solomon abundant wisdom and understanding, and very great understanding, even as the sand that is on the seashore.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain As touching the furniture of wood and vittles.
As touching the furniture of wood and vittles.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 5:12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as…
1Ki 5:12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
Ver. 12. And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom] Sapientiam architectonicam, tanquam Idaeam futuri aedificii, wisdom for the present purpose, skill in contriving and building, a notion of the future edifice.
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And they two made a league together.] A brotherly covenant, which though Tyre some while forgot, {Amo 1:9} and insulted over Jerusalem, yet it was foretold - and accordingly fulfilled - that Tyre, when converted, should leave hoarding and heaping her wealth, and should find another manner of employment for it, viz., to feed and clothe God’s saints. {Isa 23:18}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, i.e. he increased in…
The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, i.e. he increased in wisdom more and more; which is here mentioned, because he showed his wisdom in all his transactions with Hiram.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised…
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 lawfully do, the Tyrians being no part of the seven nations with whom alliances were forbidden.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The Lord gave Solomon wisdom - It seems to…
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.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 12. they two made a league] The friendship was…
12. they two made a league] The friendship was a close one, as may be seen from 1Ki_9:13, where Hiram calls Solomon ‘my brother.’ It is probable that this alliance between Tyre and the successors of Solomon continued, even when the kingdoms of Israel and Judah were separated. Jezebel, Ahab’s wife, was a daughter of the Tyrian king Ethbaal.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the Lord gave Can there be any reference…
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 (1Ki_3:12) and there was peace one fruit of the gift. Cf. Jam_3:17 between Hiram and Solomon, and they two made a league together Heb. "cut a covenant." Cf. orkia temnein. Covenants were ratified by the slaughter of victims, between the parts of which the contracting parties passed (Gen_15:18; Jer_34:8, Jer_34:18, Jer_34:19) Similarly spondh, "libation," in the plural, means "league, truce," and spondamnein is found in classic Greek.
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