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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 5:8 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
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| 1Ki 5:8 |
King James |
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. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things . . . and I will do--The contract was drawn out formally in a written document (Ch2 2:11), which, according to JOSEPHUS, was preserved both in the Jewish and Tyrian records. |
11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.