The Meaning of 1 Kings 5:8 Explained

1 Kings 5:8

KJV: 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.

YLT: And Hiram sendeth unto Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou hast sent unto me, I do all thy desire concerning cedar-wood, and fir-wood,

Darby: And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the things which thou sentest to me for: I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of cypress.

ASV: And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the message which thou hast sent unto me: I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Kings 5:8?

MEANING: What does 1 Kings 5:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Kings 5:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 1 Kings 5:8?

What is the context of 1 Kings 5:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 1 Kings 5:8 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 5:7-18 - Preparations For The Great Task

It was good for Hiram and his Tyrians to be associated with the servants of Solomon. Together they hewed immense blocks of stone, some of which were thirty feet in length and six feet in breadth, and which still form foundations on the ancient Temple site. Together they hewed down and fashioned the cedar and fir trees on the slopes of Lebanon. May we not learn from this partnership that Gentiles are to be associated with Jews in that one holy Temple, which through the ages is growing into a habitation of God by His Spirit? Ephesians 2:21-22. In Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, circumcision nor uncircumcision.

The treaty between the two kingdoms was eminently wise, because they differed so widely-the one being pastoral, the other commercial. It was wise for Peter and John to enter into close friendship, and together ascend the steps to the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, Acts 3:1-3. Be content to be a hewer on the mountains, shaping rough blocks of granite, but, do something toward building the Temple of God, which arises slowly amid the wreck of all human structures.

1 Kings 5:1-18 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 5

¹ Hiram, sending to congratulate Solomon, is desired to furnish him with timber
⁷ Hiram, blessing God for Solomon, furnishes him with trees
¹³ The number of Solomon's workmen and laborers

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 5:8 mean?

And sent Hiram to Solomon saying I have considered [the message] - which you sent me [and] I will do - all you desire concerning the cedar and logs cypress of fir

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח חִירָם֙ אֶל־ שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה לֵאמֹ֔ר שָׁמַ֕עְתִּי אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־ שָׁלַ֖חְתָּ אֵלָ֑י אֲנִ֤י אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ אֶת־ כָּל־ חֶפְצְךָ֔ בַּעֲצֵ֥י אֲרָזִ֖ים וּבַעֲצֵ֥י בְרוֹשִֽׁים

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח	And sent
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
חִירָם֙	Hiram
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִירֹום Sense: the king of Tyre who sent workmen and materials to Jerusalem to build both the palace for David and the temple for Solomon.
שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה	Solomon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׁלֹמֹה Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
לֵאמֹ֔ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שָׁמַ֕עְתִּי	I have considered [the message]
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
אֵ֥ת	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שָׁלַ֖חְתָּ	you sent
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
אֵלָ֑י	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אֲנִ֤י	[and] I
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אֲנִי Sense: I (first pers.
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙	will do
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
חֶפְצְךָ֔	you desire
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: חֵפֶץ Sense: delight, pleasure.
בַּעֲצֵ֥י	concerning
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: עֵץ Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
אֲרָזִ֖ים	the cedar
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֶרֶז Sense: cedar.
וּבַעֲצֵ֥י	and logs cypress
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: עֵץ Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
בְרוֹשִֽׁים	of fir
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: בְּרֹושׁ Sense: cypress, fir, juniper, pine.

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