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1 Kings 5:12
And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Yahweh granting Solomon wisdom and establishing peace between Solomon and Hiram during the temple construction preparations. This statement follows Solomon’s accounting of his annual grain and oil shipments to Hiram, and precedes his conscription of Israelite laborers.
The words — The Hebrew text emphasizes חָכְמָה (chokh.mah), literally wisdom, and שָׁלֹם (sha.Lom), literally peace. These terms mark the verse’s dual declaration of fulfilled divine promise and secured political stability.
The thread — The wisdom grant directly fulfills the conditional promise detailed in 1 Kings 3:12. The treaty between Solomon and Hiram mirrors the formal covenant arrangement recorded in Genesis 21:32.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to separate divine faithfulness from human diplomacy, noting that political treaties do not replace God’s prior commitments. It asks the reader to observe that material provisions and diplomatic agreements function within, not above, sovereign promise.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 3:12 behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.
- Amos 1:9 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.
- Genesis 21:32 After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.
- 1 Kings 15:19 “Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
- 2 Chronicles 1:12 therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”
- James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
- 1 Kings 4:29 And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.