“ And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. ”
Hiram sent sixscore talents of gold - Apparently, to show that, although disappointed, he was not offended. The sum sent was very large - above a million and a quarter of our money, according to...
And Hiram sent to the king (d) sixscore (e) talents of gold. (d) For his tribute toward the building. (e) The common talent was about 60 pound weight.
Solomon's Dealings with Hiram. The Levy. The source of this section seems to be the Acts of Solomon (see above). After Solomon had completed his buildings he was obliged to give Hiram cities in Ga...
sent : referring to 1 Kings 9:11 . Perhaps this was an advance for which the cities of 1 Kings 9:11 were the security.
And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. Sixscore talents of gold - This was the sum which Hiram had lent, and in order to pay this Solomon had laid a tax upon his people, as we afterward...
And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. No JFB commentary on these verses.
God's Response to Solomon's Prayer. Solomon and Hiram 1. When.. finished] The Temple does not seem to have been dedicated until all the king's buildings were completed, the Temple and Palace being...
Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. — The payment, on any calculation, was a large one, though little more than a sixth of Solomon’s yearly revenue. (See 1 Kings 10:14 .) How it is co...
a Searching Word to the Wise 1 Kings 9:1-14 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...
Jehovah now appeared to Solomon for the second time, and declared that his prayer was heard and answered, but insisted that there were conditions for the people to fulfil. These conditions were clear...
(12) And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. (13) And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called...
And Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold. Not after the cities had been given him, but before; and it may be rendered "had sent" m, and is the sum of the gold he furnished...
And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. Ver. 14. And Hiram sent to the king. ] Miserat autem, so Vatablus rendereth it, And Hiram had sent. &c., sc., before the offer of thos...
Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee Or, near the land of Galilee , bordering upon it; in those parts which were near, and adjoining to, Hiram's dominions: with the cities, unde...
GOD APPEARING AGAIN TO SOLOMON (vs.1-9) The Lord had appeared to Solomon before he built the temple (ch.3:5), now at its completion the Lord appears again to him. There was a danger of Solomon's...
Solomon and Hiram. B. C. 1001. 10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when...
Or rather, for Hiram had sent . And this seems to be here added, both to declare the quantity of the gold sent, which had been only named before, 1 Kings 9:11 , and as the reason why he resented...
Solomon Has So Extended His Resources That He Feels It Necessary To Obtain A Secured Loan From Hiram, Secured Against Galilean Settlements ( 1 Kings 9:11-14 ). It is an indication of the wealth th...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 9:10 . At the end of twenty years —Seven and a-half years spent in erecting temple, twelve and a-half upon his own house. This verse takes up again the s...
1 Kings 9:2 . The Lord appeared to Solomon the second time. This seems to be in answer to the prayer offered up in the temple. 1 Kings 9:13 . Cabul, vile, argillaceous, arenaceous. These twent...
EXPOSITION SOLOMON 'S BUILDINGS AND UNDERTAKINGS .—So far the historian has spoken exclusively of the two greatest works of Solomon's reign, the Temple and the Palace, and principally of t...
Solomon's Resources and Power
1 Kings 10:10 ; 1 Kings 10:14 ; 1 Kings 10:21 ; 1 Kings 9:11 ; 1 Kings 9:28
Sent — And this seems to be here added, both to declare the quantity of the gold sent, which had been only named before, 1 Kings 9:11 , and as the reason why he resented Solomon's action, because...