---
title: "Treasury of Scripture Knowledge -  1 Kings 5"
description: "Overview  1 Kings 5:1, Hiram, sending to congratulate Solomon, is desired to furnish him with timber to build the temple; 1 Kings 5:7, Hiram, blessing Go"
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**Overview**
**** [1 Kings 5:1](../../../kjv/1-kings/5/1), Hiram, sending to congratulate Solomon, is desired to furnish him with timber to build the temple; [1 Kings 5:7](../../../kjv/1-kings/5/7), Hiram, blessing God for Solomon, and requesting food for his family, furnishes him with trees; [1 Kings 5:13](../../../kjv/1-kings/5/13), The number of Solomon’s workmen and labourers

am 2990, bc 1014, An, Ex, Is, 477
**Hiram:** [1 Kings 5:10](../../../kjv/1-kings/5/10), [1 Kings 5:13](../../../kjv/1-kings/5/13), [1 Kings 9:12-14](../../../kjv/1-kings/9/12-14), [2 Chronicles 2:3](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/3), Huram
**sent:** [2 Samuel 8:10](../../../kjv/2-samuel/8/10), [2 Samuel 10:1](../../../kjv/2-samuel/10/1), [2 Samuel 10:2](../../../kjv/2-samuel/10/2), [Psalms 45:12](../../../kjv/psalms/45/12)
**for Hiram:** [2 Samuel 5:11](../../../kjv/2-samuel/5/11), [1 Chronicles 14:1](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/14/1), [Amos 1:9](../../../kjv/amos/1/9)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Kings 9:13](../../../kjv/1-kings/9/13) - my brother [Ezekiel 27:5](../../../kjv/ezekiel/27/5) - cedars [Luke 7:5](../../../kjv/luke/7/5) - he loveth [Acts 7:47](../../../kjv/acts/7/47) - *General* [Titus 1:8](../../../kjv/titus/1/8) - a lover of good

[2 Chronicles 2:3](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/3)
**Reciprocal:** [2 Samuel 5:11](../../../kjv/2-samuel/5/11) - Hiram [1 Kings 9:13](../../../kjv/1-kings/9/13) - my brother

**could not:** [2 Samuel 7:5-11](../../../kjv/2-samuel/7/5-11), [1 Chronicles 22:4-6](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/22/4-6), [2 Chronicles 6:6-8](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/6/6-8)
**the wars:** [1 Chronicles 22:8](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/22/8), [1 Chronicles 28:3](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/28/3)
**put:** [Joshua 10:24](../../../kjv/joshua/10/24), [Psalms 8:6](../../../kjv/psalms/8/6), [Psalms 110:1](../../../kjv/psalms/110/1), [Malachi 4:3](../../../kjv/malachi/4/3), [1 Corinthians 15:25](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/15/25), [Ephesians 1:22](../../../kjv/ephesians/1/22)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Kings 3:2](../../../kjv/1-kings/3/2) - was no [1 Kings 8:19](../../../kjv/1-kings/8/19) - *General* [1 Chronicles 22:19](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/22/19) - to the name [2 Chronicles 6:7](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/6/7) - *General*

**hath given:** [1 Kings 4:24](../../../kjv/1-kings/4/24), [1 Chronicles 22:9](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/22/9), [Psalms 72:7](../../../kjv/psalms/72/7), [Isaiah 9:7](../../../kjv/isaiah/9/7), [Acts 9:31](../../../kjv/acts/9/31)
**Reciprocal:** [2 Samuel 7:1](../../../kjv/2-samuel/7/1) - the Lord [1 Kings 11:25](../../../kjv/1-kings/11/25) - all the days [2 Chronicles 14:6](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/14/6) - for the land [Ezra 4:1](../../../kjv/ezra/4/1) - the adversaries [Ecclesiastes 3:8](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/3/8) - a time of war

**behold:** [2 Chronicles 2:1-4](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/1-4), [2 Chronicles 2:5-8](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/5-8)
**purpose:** Heb. say
**as the Lord:** [2 Samuel 7:12](../../../kjv/2-samuel/7/12), [2 Samuel 7:13](../../../kjv/2-samuel/7/13), [1 Chronicles 17:12](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/17/12), [1 Chronicles 22:10](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/22/10), [1 Chronicles 28:6](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/28/6), [1 Chronicles 28:10](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/28/10), [Zechariah 6:12](../../../kjv/zechariah/6/12), [Zechariah 6:13](../../../kjv/zechariah/6/13)
**Reciprocal:** [Numbers 27:16](../../../kjv/numbers/27/16) - set a man [Ezra 4:1](../../../kjv/ezra/4/1) - the adversaries [Daniel 1:8](../../../kjv/daniel/1/8) - purposed

**cedar trees:** [1 Kings 6:9](../../../kjv/1-kings/6/9), [1 Kings 6:10](../../../kjv/1-kings/6/10), [1 Kings 6:16](../../../kjv/1-kings/6/16), [1 Kings 6:20](../../../kjv/1-kings/6/20), [2 Chronicles 2:8](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/8), [2 Chronicles 2:10](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/10), [Psalms 29:5](../../../kjv/psalms/29/5)
**will I give hire:** [Romans 12:17](../../../kjv/romans/12/17), [Philippians 4:8](../../../kjv/philippians/4/8)
**appoint:** Heb. say
**that there is not:** [1 Corinthians 12:14-21](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/12/14-21), [Ephesians 4:7](../../../kjv/ephesians/4/7)
**Sidonians:** [Genesis 10:15](../../../kjv/genesis/10/15), [Ezra 3:7](../../../kjv/ezra/3/7)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Kings 9:11](../../../kjv/1-kings/9/11) - Now Hiram [1 Kings 9:27](../../../kjv/1-kings/9/27) - his servants [1 Chronicles 14:1](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/14/1) - and timber [1 Chronicles 22:4](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/22/4) - cedar trees [Psalms 74:5](../../../kjv/psalms/74/5) - *General* [Ezekiel 27:5](../../../kjv/ezekiel/27/5) - cedars [Ezekiel 27:8](../../../kjv/ezekiel/27/8) - wise

**Blessed:** [1 Kings 10:9](../../../kjv/1-kings/10/9), [2 Chronicles 2:11](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/11), [2 Chronicles 2:12](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/12), [2 Chronicles 9:7](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/9/7), [2 Chronicles 9:8](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/9/8), [Psalms 122:6](../../../kjv/psalms/122/6), [Psalms 122:7](../../../kjv/psalms/122/7), [Psalms 137:6](../../../kjv/psalms/137/6)
**which hath:** [1 Kings 1:48](../../../kjv/1-kings/1/48), [Genesis 33:5](../../../kjv/genesis/33/5), [Isaiah 8:18](../../../kjv/isaiah/8/18), [Isaiah 9:6](../../../kjv/isaiah/9/6)
**a wise son:** [1 Kings 3:9](../../../kjv/1-kings/3/9), [2 Chronicles 2:11](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/11), [Proverbs 10:1](../../../kjv/proverbs/10/1), [Proverbs 13:1](../../../kjv/proverbs/13/1), [Proverbs 15:20](../../../kjv/proverbs/15/20), [Proverbs 23:24](../../../kjv/proverbs/23/24)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Kings 4:31](../../../kjv/1-kings/4/31) - his fame [Proverbs 8:15](../../../kjv/proverbs/8/15) - decree [Daniel 6:23](../../../kjv/daniel/6/23) - was [Titus 1:8](../../../kjv/titus/1/8) - a lover of good

**considered:** Heb. heard
**timber of fir:** [1 Kings 6:15](../../../kjv/1-kings/6/15), [1 Kings 6:34](../../../kjv/1-kings/6/34), [2 Samuel 6:5](../../../kjv/2-samuel/6/5), [2 Chronicles 3:5](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/3/5)
**Reciprocal:** [2 Samuel 5:11](../../../kjv/2-samuel/5/11) - Hiram [1 Chronicles 14:1](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/14/1) - Hiram [2 Chronicles 2:16](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/16) - we will cut

**Lebanon:** [Deuteronomy 3:25](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/3/25)
**and I will:** [2 Chronicles 2:16](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/16)
**appoint:** Heb. send
**in giving food:** [2 Chronicles 1:15](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/1/15), [Ezra 3:7](../../../kjv/ezra/3/7), [Ezekiel 27:17](../../../kjv/ezekiel/27/17), [Acts 12:20](../../../kjv/acts/12/20)
**Reciprocal:** [2 Samuel 5:11](../../../kjv/2-samuel/5/11) - Hiram [1 Kings 9:27](../../../kjv/1-kings/9/27) - his servants [1 Chronicles 14:1](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/14/1) - and timber

**Reciprocal:** [1 Kings 5:1](../../../kjv/1-kings/5/1) - Hiram [1 Chronicles 14:1](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/14/1) - and timber

**measures:** Heb. cors, [1 Kings 4:22](../../../kjv/1-kings/4/22), *marg. [2 Chronicles 2:10](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/10)
**twenty measures:** "Twenty thousand baths of oil" are mentioned in Chronicles; and the Syriac, Arabic, and Septuagint also have here "twenty thousand measures." But as barley and wine are also spoken of there, it is probable that the wheat mentioned here, and the small quantity of fine oil, were intended for the use of Hiram's own family, while that in Chronicles was for his workmen.
**Reciprocal:** [Genesis 27:28](../../../kjv/genesis/27/28) - plenty [Deuteronomy 8:8](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/8/8) - wheat [2 Chronicles 2:15](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/15) - which my lord

**as he promised him:** [1 Kings 3:12](../../../kjv/1-kings/3/12), [1 Kings 4:29](../../../kjv/1-kings/4/29), [2 Chronicles 1:12](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/1/12), [James 1:5](../../../kjv/james/1/5)
**they two:** [1 Kings 15:19](../../../kjv/1-kings/15/19), [Genesis 21:32](../../../kjv/genesis/21/32), [Amos 1:9](../../../kjv/amos/1/9)
**Reciprocal:** [Matthew 12:42](../../../kjv/matthew/12/42) - hear

**levy:** Heb. tribute of men, [1 Kings 4:6](../../../kjv/1-kings/4/6)
**the levy:** [1 Kings 9:15](../../../kjv/1-kings/9/15)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Kings 5:1](../../../kjv/1-kings/5/1) - Hiram [1 Kings 9:21](../../../kjv/1-kings/9/21) - levy [2 Chronicles 2:17](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/17) - numbered [2 Chronicles 8:8](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/8/8) - to pay [Ecclesiastes 5:11](../../../kjv/ecclesiastes/5/11) - they

**a month:** [1 Kings 4:7-19](../../../kjv/1-kings/4/7-19), [1 Chronicles 27:1-15](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/27/1-15)
**Adoniram:** [1 Kings 4:6](../../../kjv/1-kings/4/6)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Kings 12:18](../../../kjv/1-kings/12/18) - Adoram [2 Chronicles 8:8](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/8/8) - to pay [2 Chronicles 10:18](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/10/18) - Hadoram

**threescore:** These were all strangers, or proselytes, dwelling among the Israelites, as we learn from the paralled place in 2Chr. [1 Kings 9:20-22](../../../kjv/1-kings/9/20-22), [2 Chronicles 2:17](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/17), [2 Chronicles 2:18](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/18), [2 Chronicles 8:7-9](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/8/7-9), [Ezra 2:58](../../../kjv/ezra/2/58), [Nehemiah 7:57](../../../kjv/nehemiah/7/57), [Nehemiah 7:60](../../../kjv/nehemiah/7/60)
**Reciprocal:** [2 Chronicles 2:2](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/2) - told out threescore [2 Chronicles 24:12](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/24/12) - masons

**three thousand:** In the parallel passage of Chronicles, it is "three thousand six hundred," which is also the reading of the Septuagint here. [1 Kings 9:23](../../../kjv/1-kings/9/23), [2 Chronicles 2:2](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/2/2)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Kings 11:28](../../../kjv/1-kings/11/28) - he made [2 Chronicles 8:10](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/8/10) - two hundred

**costly stones:** [1 Kings 6:7](../../../kjv/1-kings/6/7), [1 Kings 7:9](../../../kjv/1-kings/7/9), [1 Chronicles 22:2](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/22/2), [Isaiah 28:16](../../../kjv/isaiah/28/16), [1 Corinthians 3:11](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/3/11), [1 Corinthians 3:12](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/3/12), [1 Peter 2:6](../../../kjv/1-peter/2/6), [1 Peter 2:7](../../../kjv/1-peter/2/7), [Revelation 21:14-21](../../../kjv/revelation/21/14-21)
**Reciprocal:** [2 Kings 12:12](../../../kjv/2-kings/12/12) - masons [Proverbs 24:27](../../../kjv/proverbs/24/27) - *General* [Isaiah 54:11](../../../kjv/isaiah/54/11) - I will lay

**the stonesquarers:** or, Giblites, [Joshua 13:5](../../../kjv/joshua/13/5), [Psalms 83:7](../../../kjv/psalms/83/7), [Ezekiel 27:9](../../../kjv/ezekiel/27/9)
**Reciprocal:** [1 Kings 6:7](../../../kjv/1-kings/6/7) - built of stone [2 Kings 12:12](../../../kjv/2-kings/12/12) - masons [2 Kings 22:6](../../../kjv/2-kings/22/6) - builders [1 Chronicles 14:1](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/14/1) - and timber [1 Chronicles 22:2](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/22/2) - masons [2 Chronicles 8:16](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/8/16) - *General* [Proverbs 24:27](../../../kjv/proverbs/24/27) - *General*

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