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1 Kings 5:10-12
DIR By: clark thompson
Date: October 21, 2015, 6:59 am
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1 Kings 5:10-12 King James Version (KJV)
10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to
all his desire.
11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for
food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus
gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
12 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.
1 Kings 5:10-12 New Life Version (NLV)
10 So Hiram gave Solomon as much as he wanted of the cedar and
cypress trees. 11 Then Solomon gave Hiram 200,000 baskets of
grain as food for those of his house, and 200 jars of beaten
oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram each year. 12 And the Lord gave
wisdom to Solomon, just as He promised him. There was peace
between Hiram and Solomon, and they made an agreement.
New Life Version (NLV) Copyright © 1969 by Christian Literature
International
These are my thoughts, please share yours.
10 This was needed to build the temple Solomon did not just want
any wood, trees in Israel don’t grow big due to the weather. The
trees to build the temple needed to be big, also bigger trees
often times survive storms; this would have made the temple last
thru any weather.
11 Solomon did not give him money or gold not everyone at that
time used money or gold but exchanged goods which are what they
did they bartered. Gold in a place where it was not used for
money was worthless but food is used everywhere and because of
that it always holds value.
12 There was a cooperation between the two they were now not
only at peace but allies, Solomon would have went to war with
him and because God spared Solomon war this man’s kingdom would
have peace as well. Solomon’s wisdom was shown by using an ally
not for his own wants but to aid in the building of the temple,
this showed at this time Solomon put God first.
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