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1 Kings 5 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for 1 Kings 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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1 Kings 5 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שְׁלֹמֹה | Shᵉlômôh | H8010 | 23 | Shelomah |
| חִירָם | Chîyrâm | H2438 | 10 | Chiram, Chirom |
| אֶלֶף | ʼeleph | H505 | 10 | thousand |
| חׇכְמָה | chokmâh | H2451 | 7 | wisdom |
| נָתַן | nâthan | H5414 | 10 | give, put |
| עֵץ | ʻêts | H6086 | 7 | tree, wood |
| כֹּר | kôr | H3734 | 4 | vessel, cor |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on 1 Kings 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The great work which Solomon was raised up to do was the building of the temple; his wealth and wisdom were given him to qualify him for that. In this, especially, he was to be a type of Christ, for "he shall build the temple of the Lord," Zech. vi. 12. In this chapter we have an account of the preparations he made for that and his other buildings. Gold and silver his good father had prepared in abundance, but timber and stones he must get ready; and about these we have him treating with Hiram king of Tyre. I. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 1 Kings 5:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Tyre — 1 Kgs 5:1
- Lebanon — 1 Kgs 5:14
- Gebal 1 — 1 Kgs 5:18
- Great Sea — 1 Kgs 5:9
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