The Meaning of 1 Kings 9:11 Explained

1 Kings 9:11

KJV: (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

YLT: Hiram king of Tyre hath assisted Solomon with cedar-trees, and with fir-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire; then doth king Solomon give to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

Darby: Hiram the king of Tyre having furnished Solomon with cedar-trees and cypress-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire, that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

ASV: (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar-trees and fir-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

([Now] Hiram  the king  of Tyre  had furnished  Solomon  with cedar  trees  and fir  trees,  and with gold,  according to all his desire,  ) that then  king  Solomon  gave  Hiram  twenty  cities  in the land  of Galilee. 

What does 1 Kings 9:11 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 9:1-14 - A Searching Word To The Wise
God's second revelation of Himself to Solomon had a double object. In the first place, it assured the king that his prayer was heard and that the new building was accepted. It is always thus. When we yield ourselves to God, desiring to be His alone, He enters on possession, hallowing, infilling, and guaranteeing our security. In the second place, God laid down the conditions on which both king and people might be assured of permanent prosperity. We must be whole-hearted, not in the miles but in the steps of our daily walk. Obedience to the inner voice is essential. The child of God distinguishes his Father's voice from every other sound and call, because it is definite and unvarying.
It was a pity that, after such loyal cooperation, Hiram was disappointed with his recompense. Happy are they who, as they work for God, look for no reward from their fellows, because they are the servants of a Master whose generous gifts do not need to be eked out by additions from any other quarter. Do right, because it is right, and not because you are looking for any gift or reward from human hands.
1 Kings 9:1-28 - 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 9

1  God's covenant in a vision with Solomon
10  The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiran
15  In Solomon's works the Gentiles were his bondmen, the Israelites servants
24  Pharaoh's daughter removes to her house
25  Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices
26  His navy fetches gold from Ophir

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 9:11 mean?

Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied - Solomon with cedar and cypress fir and gold as much as he desired then gave [that] King Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee
חִירָ֣ם מֶֽלֶךְ־ צֹ֠ר נִשָּׂ֨א אֶת־ שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה בַּעֲצֵי֩ אֲרָזִ֨ים וּבַעֲצֵ֧י בְרוֹשִׁ֛ים וּבַזָּהָ֖ב לְכָל־ חֶפְצ֑וֹ אָ֡ז יִתֵּן֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ לְחִירָם֙ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים עִ֔יר בְּאֶ֖רֶץ הַגָּלִֽיל

חִירָ֣ם  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.
מֶֽלֶךְ־  the  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
צֹ֠ר  of  Tyre 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צֹור 
Sense: the Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast.
נִשָּׂ֨א  had  supplied 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
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.
שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה  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.
אֲרָזִ֨ים  cedar 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֶרֶז  
Sense: cedar.
וּבַעֲצֵ֧י  and  cypress 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
בְרוֹשִׁ֛ים  fir 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בְּרֹושׁ  
Sense: cypress, fir, juniper, pine.
וּבַזָּהָ֖ב  and  gold 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
לְכָל־  as  much  as 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
חֶפְצ֑וֹ  he  desired 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֵפֶץ  
Sense: delight, pleasure.
יִתֵּן֩  gave 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ  [that]  King 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
לְחִירָם֙  Hiram 
Parse: Preposition-l, 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.
עֶשְׂרִ֣ים  twenty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.
עִ֔יר  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
בְּאֶ֖רֶץ  in  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
הַגָּלִֽיל  of  Galilee 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גָּלִיל  
Sense: a territory in Naphtali largely occupied by heathen; a circuit of towns around Kedesh-Naphtali, in which were situated the 20 towns given by Solomon to Hiram king of Tyre as payment for his work in conveying timber from Lebanon to Jerusalem.