1 Kings 5:6
"Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedars out of Lebanon,.... That is, order his servants to cut them down there for him. Some think that Lebanon belonged to the land of Israel, and therefore Solomon did not ask for the cedars upon it, but for his servants to hew them for him; but as it lay upon the borders of Israel, part of it might belong to them, and another part to Hiram, and on which the best cedars might grow, and

so he furnished Solomon both with trees, and men to cut them, as it seems from Kg1 5:10 ; see also Ch2 2:3 ; and my servants shall be with thy servants: to assist them, and to carry the timber from place to place, and to learn how to hew timber: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants, according to all that thou shalt appoint; pay them for their work and service, as Hiram himself should judge fit and reasonable for them; no mention being made of paying for the timber, seems to countenance the notion that the trees were Solomon's; but when the quantity of provisions sent yearly to Hiram for his household, besides what the servants had, is observed, it seems to have been sent as an equivalent to the timber received by Solomon, see Kg1 5:10 ; for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians; it is not said Tyrians, the Sidonians, perhaps, being more skilful in this than they were; and the Sidonians are said by Homer (y) to be very ingenious: and they were both under the jurisdiction and at the command of Hiram; so Eupolemus (z) makes the inscription of Solomon's letter to him to run thus, to Suron (that is, Hiram) king of Tyre, Sidon, and Phoenicia. The Jews being chiefly employed in husbandry, and in feeding cattle, were very unskilful in mechanic arts, and in this of cutting down trees, and hewing timber; for there is skill to be exercised therein; the proper time of cutting down trees should be observed, the part in which they are to be cut, and the position in which they are to be put when cut down, as Vitruvius (a) directs, with other things, and Pliny (b) observes the same. (y) Iliad. 23. ver. 743. (z) Ut supra. (Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 32, 34.) (a) De Architectura, l. 2. c. 9. (b) Nat. Hist. l. 16. c. 39.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (11 words)

H1961 הָיָה
Definition:

1+;וְהָיָהconsecutiveGenesis 4:14+; 3 feminine singularהָֽיְתָהGenesis 1:2+;הָיָ֑תָהIsaiah 14:243t.;וְהָֽיְתָהconsecutiveGenesis 9:13+;והית2Kings 9:37 Kt (Qrוְהָֽיְתָה); 2 masculine singularהָיִיתָDeu 1+;וְהָיָהconsecutiveGenesis 4:14+; 3 feminine singularהָֽיְתָהGenesis 1:2+;הָיָ֑תָהIsaiah 14:243t.;וְהָֽיְתָהconsecutiveGenesis 9:13+;והית2Kings 9:37 Kt (Qrוְהָֽיְתָה); 2 masculine singularהָיִיתָDeu

Possible Meanings:
  • fall out (semantic_range)
  • come to pass (semantic_range)
  • become (semantic_range)
  • be (semantic_range)
  • Fall out (semantic_range)
H8010 שְׁלמֹה
Definition:

24;1 Kings 1:11+ [name 2 t. Samuel; 162 t. Kings; 109 t. Chronicles; 7 t. Ezra Nehemiah]; born in Jerusalem2 Samuel 5:14;1 Chronicles 3:5;1 Chronicles 14:4; designated by David as successor, anointed 24;1 Kings 1:11+ [name 2 t. Samuel; 162 t. Kings; 109 t. Chronicles; 7 t. Ezra Nehemiah]; born in Jerusalem2 Samuel 5:14;1 Chronicles 3:5;1 Chronicles 14:4; designated by David as successor, anointed

Possible Meanings:
  • Solomon (semantic_range)
H0705 אַרְבָּעִים
Definition:

a.usually apposition before noun, especiallyשָׁנָה,יוֺם(singular):אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָהJudges 3:11;1 Samuel 4:18;Amos 2:10;Amos 5:2529t.;יוֺם׳אGenesis 7:17;1 Kings 19:8;Jonah 3:46t.,יוֺם׳אלַיְלָה׳וְאGene a.usually apposition before noun, especiallyשָׁנָה,יוֺם(singular):אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָהJudges 3:11;1 Samuel 4:18;Amos 2:10;Amos 5:2529t.;יוֺם׳אGenesis 7:17;1 Kings 19:8;Jonah 3:46t.,יוֺם׳אלַיְלָה׳וְאGene

Possible Meanings:
  • forty (semantic_range)
H0505 אֶלֶף
Definition:

1; noun omitted, emphaticאַלְמָּאDaniel 5:1the thousand(just mentioned); construct + plural absoluteאֶ֫לֶףאֲלָפִ֯יםDaniel 7:10a thousand thousands(< QrאַלְפִיןK§ 51, 2).Topical LexiconRange and Distri 1; noun omitted, emphaticאַלְמָּאDaniel 5:1the thousand(just mentioned); construct + plural absoluteאֶ֫לֶףאֲלָפִ֯יםDaniel 7:10a thousand thousands(< QrאַלְפִיןK§ 51, 2).Topical LexiconRange and Distri

Possible Meanings:
  • 1,000 (semantic_range)
H0723 אֻרְוָה
Definition:

Or rarayah {ar-aw'-yah'}; from'arah(in the sense of feeding); a herding-place for an animal -- stall.see HEBREW'arahTopical LexiconSemantic Rangeאֻרְוָה denotes a covered space set apart for housing l Or rarayah {ar-aw'-yah'}; from'arah(in the sense of feeding); a herding-place for an animal -- stall.see HEBREW'arahTopical LexiconSemantic Rangeאֻרְוָה denotes a covered space set apart for housing l

H5483 סוּס
Definition:

Or cuc {soos}; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) -- crane, horse((-back, -hoof)). Compareparash.see HEBREWparashBrow Or cuc {soos}; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) -- crane, horse((-back, -hoof)). Compareparash.see HEBREWparashBrow

H4817 מֶרְכָּב
Definition:

9chariot, riding-seat(properlyriding-place); —1chariot( = following), suffixסוּסִים לְמֶרְכָּבוֺ1 Kings 5:6.2absolute׳מ, probablysaddleLeviticus 15:9(P).3מֶרְכָּבוֺseatof litterSongs 3:10.Topical Lexi 9chariot, riding-seat(properlyriding-place); —1chariot( = following), suffixסוּסִים לְמֶרְכָּבוֺ1 Kings 5:6.2absolute׳מ, probablysaddleLeviticus 15:9(P).3מֶרְכָּבוֺseatof litterSongs 3:10.Topical Lexi

Possible Meanings:
  • riding seat (semantic_range)
H8147 שְׁנַיִם
Definition:

768noun masculine and feminine dualtwo(Late Hebrewid.; Phoenicianאשנם(and׳שנsecond), PunicשנםLzb380; Arabic; SabeanתֿניHomChr 47, Aramaicתְּרֵין,(תִּנְיָנָא,second); Nabataeanתרין, Palmyrene feminineת 768noun masculine and feminine dualtwo(Late Hebrewid.; Phoenicianאשנם(and׳שנsecond), PunicשנםLzb380; Arabic; SabeanתֿניHomChr 47, Aramaicתְּרֵין,(תִּנְיָנָא,second); Nabataeanתרין, Palmyrene feminineת

H6240 עָשָׂר
Definition:

1eleven:a.אַחַד עָשָׂר(with masculine noun)Genesis 32:232t.b.אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה(with feminine noun)2 Kings 23:367t.; also =eleventh1 Kings 6:38;2 Kings 9:29.c.עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר(with masculine noun)Numbers 1eleven:a.אַחַד עָשָׂר(with masculine noun)Genesis 32:232t.b.אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה(with feminine noun)2 Kings 23:367t.; also =eleventh1 Kings 6:38;2 Kings 9:29.c.עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר(with masculine noun)Numbers

Possible Meanings:
  • a ten (semantic_range)
H0505 אֶלֶף
Definition:

1; noun omitted, emphaticאַלְמָּאDaniel 5:1the thousand(just mentioned); construct + plural absoluteאֶ֫לֶףאֲלָפִ֯יםDaniel 7:10a thousand thousands(< QrאַלְפִיןK§ 51, 2).Topical LexiconRange and Distri 1; noun omitted, emphaticאַלְמָּאDaniel 5:1the thousand(just mentioned); construct + plural absoluteאֶ֫לֶףאֲלָפִ֯יםDaniel 7:10a thousand thousands(< QrאַלְפִיןK§ 51, 2).Topical LexiconRange and Distri

Possible Meanings:
  • 1,000 (semantic_range)
H6571 פָרָשׁ
Definition:

Fromparash; a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting (comparecuwc)); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry -- horseman.see HEBREWparashs Fromparash; a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting (comparecuwc)); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry -- horseman.see HEBREWparashs

Possible Meanings:
  • make distinct (semantic_range)

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