1 Kings 5:1

Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple

5:1 (5:15)1 King Hiram of Tyre2 sent messengers3 to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.)

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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.”