Discovery Box1 Kings 4:34--5:2 
Context4:34 People from all nations came to hear Solomon’s display of wisdom; 1 they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom.
Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple
5:1 (5:15) 2 King Hiram of Tyre 3 sent messengers 4 to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.) 5:2 Solomon then sent this message to Hiram:
1 tn Heb “the wisdom of Solomon.”
2 sn The verse numbers in the English Bible differ from those in the Hebrew text (BHS) here; 5:1-18 in the English Bible corresponds to 5:15-32 in the Hebrew text. See the note at 4:21.
3 map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
4 tn Heb “his servants.”
