Discovery Box1 Kings 5:1 
ContextSolomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple
5:1 (5:15) 1 King Hiram of Tyre 2 sent messengers 3 to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.)
1 Kings 5:7
Context5:7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said, “The Lord is worthy of praise today because he 4 has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”
1 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.
2 map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
3 tn Heb “his servants.”
4 tn Or “Blessed be the
