John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 1. And Hiram king of Tyre sent servants unto Solomon , etc.] His ambassadors, to condole him on the death of his father, and congratulate him on his accession to the throne; this king is called by the Phoenician historians Hirom, and by Eupolemus Suron, as he is Huram in ( Chronicles 2:3); and by Theophilus of Antioch Hierom the son of Abelmalus, in the twelfth year of whose reign the temple was built: for he had heard that they had anointed him, king in the room of his father ; that the Israelites had anointed him king: for Hiram was ever a lover of David ; a friend and ally of his; and we never read of the Tyrians being at war with him, or assisting any of his enemies.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-9 - Here is Solomon's design to build a temple. There is no adversary, n Satan, so the word is; no instrument of Satan to oppose it, or to divert from it. Satan does all he can, to hinder temple work. When there is no evil abroad, then let us be ready and active in that whic is good, and get forward. Let God's promises quicken our endeavours And all outward skill and advantages should be made serviceable to the interests of Christ's kingdom. It Tyre supplies Israel with craftsmen Israel will supply Tyre with corn, Eze 27:17. Thus, by the wis disposal of Providence, one country has need of another, and is benefitted by another, that there may be dependence on one another, to the glory of God.
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