1 Reyes 5:9

9 Mis obreros la transportarán desde el Líbano hasta el mar. Allí haré que la aten en forma de balsas para llevarla flotando hasta donde me indiques, y allí se desatará para que la recojas. Tú, por tu parte, tendrás a bien proporcionarle alimento a mi corte».

1 Reyes 5:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 5:9

My servants shall bring [them] down from Lebanon unto the sea,
&c.] The Mediterranean sea, on which Tyre stood:

and I will convey them by sea in floats;
which were either a sort of carriage for the timber the Tyrians and Sidonians had, being furnished with various navigable vessels; or these were the timber itself, and the planks of it, which being fastened together, were set afloat under the direction of some boats with oars, of which they had plenty:

unto the place that thou shalt appoint me;
which was Joppa, as appears from ( 2 Chronicles 2:16 ) ; belonging to the land of Israel, in the same sea:

and will cause them to be discharged there;
either to be unloaded from the vessels, or to be unloosed and taken up separately:

and thou shalt receive [them];
by his servants appointed there to bring them to Jerusalem, which was forty miles from Joppa:

and thou shalt accomplish my desire in giving food for my household;
signifying, that all that he desired in return was, that he would supply him with corn or wheat, which he stood in need of, and his letter in Josephus ^F4 expresses; and we find in later times this place was supplied with bread corn from Judea, see ( Ezra 3:7 ) ( Ezekiel 27:17 ) ( Acts 12:20 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 8. c. 2. sect. 8.)

1 Reyes 5:9 In-Context

7 Cuando Hiram oyó el mensaje de Salomón, se alegró mucho y dijo: «¡Alabado sea hoy el SEÑOR, porque le ha dado a David un hijo sabio para gobernar a esta gran nación!»

8 Entonces Hiram envió a Salomón este mensaje:«He recibido tu petición. Yo te proporcionaré toda la madera de cedro y de pino que quieras.

9 Mis obreros la transportarán desde el Líbano hasta el mar. Allí haré que la aten en forma de balsas para llevarla flotando hasta donde me indiques, y allí se desatará para que la recojas. Tú, por tu parte, tendrás a bien proporcionarle alimento a mi corte».

10 Así que Hiram le proveía a Salomón toda la madera de cedro y de pino que este deseaba,

11 y Salomón, por su parte, año tras año le entregaba a Hiram, como alimento para su corte, veinte mil cargas de trigo y veinte mil medidas de aceite de oliva.