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1 Kings 5:11

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 5:11

Verse 11 of 18

Scripture focus

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.

1 Kings 5:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 5:11

Theological / Devotional

Solomon gave Hiram. The arrangement entered into between Solomon and Hiram was mutually advantageous. Solomon needed timber of which he had little and Hiram had much. Hiram needed foodstuffs of which Phoenicia produced little and of which Israel may have had an oversupply. Both gave of what they had and received what they needed, and both were benefited as a result. Both were happy in this arrangement that promoted prosperity as well as peace.

Year by year. Solomon’s building activities continued over a period of years, and arrangements were made whereby a specified amount of wheat and oil was turned over to Hiram year by year in exchange for continued supplies and the services of the Tyrian workmen.

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