1 Kings 5:8

Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Hiram responds to Solomon after receiving his initial request for building materials. The exchange takes place during the logistical planning stage for the temple project.

The words — וַיִּשְלַח (va.yishlach) literally means "and he sent," denoting the formal dispatch of this reply. שָמַעְתִּי (sha'mati) translates as "I have heard," confirming the physical receipt of the royal message.

The thread — The cedar and cypress timber specified here supplies the materials detailed in 1 Kings 6:15 for interior wall paneling and 1 Kings 6:34 for the temple doors. The broader context of royal timber procurement echoes the wood instruments used in 2 Samuel 6:5.

Why it lands — The text records a straightforward commercial agreement requiring Solomon to fulfill his end of the trade. It demands recognition of the logistical and economic realities underlying the temple project.

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The Hebrew words

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חva/i.yish.Lachand/ he sent חִירָם֙chi.RamHiram אֶל־'El-to שְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohSolomon לֵאמֹ֔רle./Mor<to>/ saying שָׁמַ֕עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiI have heard אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[that] which שָׁלַ֖חְתָּsha.Lach.tayou sent אֵלָ֑י'e.La/ito/ me אֲנִ֤י'a.NiI אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehI will do אֶת־'et-<obj.>כָּל־kol-all חֶפְצְךָ֔chef.tze./Khadesire/ your בַּעֲצֵ֥יba./'a.Tzeiin/ wood<s> of אֲרָזִ֖ים'a.ra.Zimcedar<s>וּבַעֲצֵ֥יu./va./'a.Tzeiand/ in/ wood<s> of בְרוֹשִֽׁים׃ve.ro.Shimcypress<es>

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

2 Samuel 6:5 David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the LORD with all kinds of wood instruments, harps, stringed instruments, tambourines, sistrums, and cymbals.
1 Kings 6:15 He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards.
1 Kings 6:34 The two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels.
2 Chronicles 3:5 He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.

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