1 Kings 5:2

2 Then Solomon sent a message back to Hiram. It said,

1 Kings 5:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 5:2

And Solomon sent to Hiram
A letter, either by the hand of his ambassadors when they returned, as Kimchi thinks, or by ambassadors Solomon sent on purpose. Josephus ^F23 appeals to the Tyrian archives for the genuineness of these letters that passed between Hiram and Solomon; and Eupolemus, an Heathen writer ^F24 has both this which Solomon sent to Hiram, and that which Hiram sent in answer to it, which agree with those in the sacred records:

saying:
as follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 Antiqu. l. 8. c. 2. sect. 8.
F24 Ut Supra. (Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 32, 34.)

1 Kings 5:2 In-Context

1 Hiram was the king of Tyre. He heard that Solomon had been anointed as king. He heard that Solomon had become the next king after his father David. Hiram had always been David's friend. So Hiram sent his messengers to Solomon.

2 Then Solomon sent a message back to Hiram. It said,

3 "As you know, my father David had to fight many battles. His enemies attacked him from every side. So he couldn't build a temple where the LORD his God would put his Name. That wouldn't be possible until the LORD had put his enemies under his control.

4 "But now the LORD my God has given me peace and rest on every side. We don't have any enemies. And we don't have any other major problems either.

5 So I'm planning to build a temple. I want to build it for the Name of the LORD my God. That's what he told my father David he wanted me to do. He said, 'I will put your son on the throne in your place. He will build a temple. I will put my Name there.'