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1 Kings 5:1-3
Lexham English Bible
1 Kings 5:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Solomon’s Wisdom: Architecture
5 Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him as king in place of his father, for Hiram had always been a friend for David. 2 Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 “You knew David my father, that he was not able to build a house for the name of Yahweh his God, in view of the warfare[a] which surrounded him, until Yahweh placed them[b] under the soles of his feet.
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- 1 Kings 5:3 Literally “because of the face of the warfare”
- 1 Kings 5:3 That is, David’s enemies
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