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Solomon continued to do this for Hiram year after year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In return, Solomon sent him an annual payment of 100,000 bushels of wheat for his household and 110,000 gallons of pure olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />while Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, and 20,000 cors of beaten oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat <i>for</i> food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand kors of wheat <i>as</i> food for his household, and twenty kors of pressed oil. Thus Solomon gave to Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Solomon then gave Hiram twenty thousand kors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty kors of pure oil; this is what Solomon would give Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Solomon then gave Hiram 20,000 kors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty kors of beaten oil; thus Solomon would give Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Solomon then gave Hiram 20,000 kors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty kors of beaten oil; thus Solomon would give Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Solomon then gave Hiram 20,000 kors of wheat as food for his household, and 20 kors of beaten oil; thus Solomon would give Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and Solomon gave Hiram 20,000 kors of wheat as food for his household, and 20 kors of pure [olive] oil. Solomon gave all these to Hiram each year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and Solomon provided Hiram with one hundred twenty thousand bushels of wheat as food for his household and one hundred twenty thousand gallons of oil from crushed olives. Solomon did this for Hiram year after year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and Solomon provided Hiram with 100,000 bushels of wheat as food for his household and 110,000 gallons of oil from crushed olives. Solomon did this for Hiram year after year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In return, Solomon gave Hiram over 2,000 tons of wheat and almost 4,000 liters of pure olive oil each year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Solomon gave Hiram 120,000 bushels of wheat and 120,000 gallons of pure olive oil. Solomon paid Hiram this much every year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and Solomon provided Hiram with 100,000 bushels of wheat and 110,000 gallons of pure olive oil every year to feed his men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In return, Solomon paid Hiram 20,000 kors of wheat as food for his household, and 20 kors of beaten oil. Solomon provided this amount every year during the construction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and Solomon supplied Hiram annually with 20,000 cors of wheat as provision for his royal court, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat for food to his household, and twenty thousand baths of pure oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat for food to his household, and twenty cors of pure oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Solomon has given twenty thousand cors of wheat to Hiram, [the] food for his house, and twenty cors of beaten oil; thus Solomon gives to Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Solomon hath given to Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat, food for his house, and twenty cors of beaten oil; thus doth Solomon give to Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Solomon gave to Hiram twenty thousand cons of wheat food for his house, and twenty cors of beaten oil: thus Solomon will give to Hiram year by year.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Solomon allowed Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat, for provision for his house, and twenty measures of the purest oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram every year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Solomon offered to Hiram twenty thousand cor of wheat, as food for his house, and twenty cor of the purest oil. These things Solomon gave as a tribute to Hiram every year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />while Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand kors of wheat to provide for his household, and twenty kors of hand-pressed oil. Solomon gave Hiram all this every year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Solomon in turn gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty cors of fine oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food for his household and twenty thousand measures of pure oil; thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Solomon gave to Khiram twenty thousand cors of wheat, food for his household, and twenty thousand cors of pressed oil; thus Solomon was giving to Khiram every year.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of beaten oil; thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Solomon gave to Chiram twenty thousand measures of wheat as food for his house, and twenty thousand baths of beaten oil thus Solomon gave to Chiram yearly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/5-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=1866" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/5.htm">Hiram's Reply</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted, <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2438.htm" title="2438: lə·ḥî·rām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians). Or Chiyrowm; another form of Chuwram; Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">and year</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: ḇə·šā·nāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">after year</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: ū·šə·lō·mōh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">would provide</a> <a href="/hebrew/2438.htm" title="2438: lə·ḥî·rām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians). Or Chiyrowm; another form of Chuwram; Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians.">Hiram</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">with 20,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3734.htm" title="3734: kōr (N-msc) -- From the same as kuwr; properly, a deep round vessel, i.e. a cor or measure for things dry.">cors</a> <a href="/hebrew/2406.htm" title="2406: ḥiṭ·ṭîm (N-fp) -- Wheat. Of uncertain derivation; wheat, whether the grain or the plant.">of wheat</a> <a href="/hebrew/4361.htm" title="4361: mak·kō·leṯ (N-fs) -- Foodstuff. From 'akal; nourishment.">as food</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇê·ṯōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">for his household,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: wə·‘eś·rîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">as well as 20,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/3734.htm" title="3734: kōr (N-msc) -- From the same as kuwr; properly, a deep round vessel, i.e. a cor or measure for things dry.">baths</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: še·men (N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">of pure olive oil.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3795.htm" title="3795: kā·ṯîṯ (Adj-ms) -- Beaten. From kathath; beaten, i.e. Pure."></a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-10.htm">2 Chronicles 2:10</a></span><br />I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11-14</a></span><br />King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. / So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. / “What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm">1 Kings 4:21</a></span><br />And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">1 Kings 10:27</a></span><br />The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-27.htm">2 Chronicles 9:27</a></span><br />The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Psalm 72:10</a></span><br />May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Acts 12:20</a></span><br />Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">1 Kings 10:11-12</a></span><br />(The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones. / The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-15.htm">2 Chronicles 2:15</a></span><br />Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-7.htm">1 Kings 4:7</a></span><br />Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">1 Kings 4:22-23</a></span><br />Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, / ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22</a></span><br />For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">2 Chronicles 9:21</a></span><br />For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm">Isaiah 23:18</a></span><br />Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.</p><p class="hdg">measures [heb] cors.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">1 Kings 4:22</a></b></br> And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/2-10.htm">2 Chronicles 2:10</a></b></br> And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/4-23.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/luke/16-6.htm">Baths</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-17.htm">Beaten</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-31.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-17.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">Cors</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-28.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm">Hiram</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-9.htm">Household</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">Kors</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-45.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-14.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-27.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-27.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-32.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-23.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">Wheat</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/5-16.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-26.htm">Baths</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">Beaten</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-29.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/ezra/7-22.htm">Cors</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Food</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-64.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-12.htm">Hiram</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm">Household</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-10.htm">Kors</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-9.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-12.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-2.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-12.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-13.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-20.htm">Wheat</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">Hiram, sending to congratulate Solomon, is desired to furnish him with timber</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/5-7.htm">Hiram, blessing God for Solomon, furnishes him with trees.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/5-13.htm">The number of Solomon's workmen and laborers</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The regularity of the provision underscores the stability and prosperity of Solomon's reign, as well as the importance of maintaining strong diplomatic relations. This ongoing provision reflects the peace and cooperation between Israel and Tyre, which was crucial for Solomon's building projects, including the Temple.<p><b>Solomon would provide Hiram</b><br>Solomon, the king of Israel, is known for his wisdom and wealth. His ability to provide for Hiram, the king of Tyre, highlights his resources and the prosperity of his kingdom. Hiram was a significant ally, providing materials and skilled labor for the construction of the Temple. This relationship is a testament to Solomon's diplomatic skills and the mutual benefits of their alliance.<p><b>with 20,000 cors of wheat</b><br>A "cor" is a Hebrew unit of measure, roughly equivalent to about 6 bushels or 220 liters. Providing 20,000 cors of wheat indicates a substantial amount of grain, reflecting the agricultural productivity of Israel under Solomon's rule. This provision would have been essential for sustaining Hiram's household and possibly his workforce, emphasizing the economic interdependence between the two kingdoms.<p><b>as food for his household</b><br>The term "household" likely refers to Hiram's royal court and possibly his labor force. This provision of food signifies the importance of maintaining the well-being of those who were instrumental in supporting Solomon's building projects. It also reflects the cultural practice of gift-giving and reciprocity in ancient Near Eastern diplomacy.<p><b>as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil</b><br>A "bath" is another unit of measure, approximately 6 gallons or 22 liters. Olive oil was a valuable commodity in the ancient world, used for cooking, lighting, and religious rituals. The mention of "pure" olive oil suggests a high-quality product, indicating the wealth and resources of Solomon's kingdom. This provision would have been a significant contribution to Hiram's economy and daily life.<br><br>This exchange between Solomon and Hiram is a practical example of international relations in the ancient world, where resources and goods were exchanged to maintain alliances and support large-scale projects. The cooperation between these two kings also foreshadows the peace and prosperity associated with the Messianic kingdom, where nations will come together in harmony.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The King of Israel, known for his wisdom, wealth, and building projects, including the Temple in Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hiram.htm">Hiram</a></b><br>The King of Tyre, an ally of Solomon, who provided materials and skilled labor for the construction of the Temple.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>A significant city in ancient Phoenicia, known for its trade and skilled craftsmen.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wheat_and_olive_oil.htm">Wheat and Olive Oil</a></b><br>Essential commodities in the ancient Near East, symbolizing sustenance and prosperity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_agreement.htm">The Agreement</a></b><br>A mutual agreement between Solomon and Hiram, showcasing international diplomacy and cooperation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_alliances.htm">The Importance of Alliances</a></b><br>Solomon's relationship with Hiram demonstrates the value of forming strategic alliances. In our lives, building strong, godly relationships can lead to mutual benefit and support.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/provision_and_generosity.htm">Provision and Generosity</a></b><br>Solomon's provision for Hiram reflects God's provision for us. We are called to be generous with our resources, trusting that God will supply our needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_leadership.htm">Wisdom in Leadership</a></b><br>Solomon's ability to manage resources and maintain peace with neighboring nations is a testament to his wisdom. As leaders in our communities or families, we should seek God's wisdom in our decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_commitments.htm">Faithfulness in Commitments</a></b><br>Solomon's consistent provision to Hiram year after year highlights the importance of faithfulness in our commitments. We should strive to be reliable and trustworthy in our dealings with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_solomon_give_hiram_20_cities_in_galilee.htm">In 1 Kings 9:11, how could Solomon give Hiram twenty cities in Galilee, and is there any historical or archaeological evidence confirming this exchange?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_60_queens_fit_solomon's_700_wives.htm">(Song of Solomon 6:8) How can sixty queens and eighty concubines align with Solomon's reputed 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kings 11:3)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_chr_28_5_align_with_david's_succession.htm">Does 1 Chronicles 28:5, where David says God chose Solomon as king, align with or contradict other biblical passages about political intrigue in David's succession?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_king_hiram_honor_israel's_god.htm">In 2 Chronicles 2:11-12, why does Tyrian King Hiram express devotion to Israel's God when no independent Tyrian records verify such reverence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Twenty thousand measures of wheat.</span>--This agrees well enough with the calculation in <a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm" title="And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and three score measures of meal,">1Kings 4:22</a> of ninety measures a day--something over 32,000 a year--for Solomon's Court, presumably greater than that of Hiram. But the "twenty measures of oil "--even of the pure refined oil--is so insignificant in comparison, that it seems best to adopt the Greek reading here (agreeing with <a href="/2_chronicles/2-10.htm" title="And, behold, I will give to your servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.">2Chronicles 2:10</a>, and with Josephus) of 20,000 <span class= "ital">baths, </span>or 2,000 <span class= "ital">cors, </span>of oil.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And</span> <span class="cmt_word">Solomon gave Hiram</span> <span class="cmt_word">twenty thousand measures</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">cots.</span> See <a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">1 Kings 4:22</a>] <span class="cmt_word">of wheat</span> for food [<span class="hebrew">מכלת</span> for <span class="hebrew">מאכלת</span>] <span class="cmt_word">to his household</span> [Rawlinson remarks that this was much less than Solomon's own consumption (<a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">1 Kings 4:22</a>). But he did not undertake to feed Hiram's entire court, but merely to make an adequate return for the timber and labour he received. And the consumption of <span class="accented">fine flour in</span> Solomon's household was only about 11,000 cors <span class="accented">per annum</span>] <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>and twenty measures of pure oil</span> [lit., <span class="accented">beaten oil, i.e.</span>, such as was obtained by pounding the olives, when not quite ripe, in a mortar. This was both of whiter colour and purer flavour, and also gave a clearer light, than that furnished by the ripe olives in the press. See the authorities quoted in Bahr's Symbolik, 1. p. 419]: <span class="cmt_word">thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year</span> [probably so long as the building lasted or timber was furnished. But the agreement may have been for a still longer period.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/5-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and year</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after year</span><br /><span class="heb">בְשָׁנָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Solomon</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁלֹמֹה֩</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·lō·mōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would provide</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֨ן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hiram</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחִירָ֜ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥî·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2438.htm">Strong's 2438: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hiram -- a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with twenty</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרִים֩</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thousand</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֨לֶף</span> <span class="translit">(’e·lep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cors</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(kōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3734.htm">Strong's 3734: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deep round vessel, a cor, a dry measure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of wheat</span><br /><span class="heb">חִטִּים֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥiṭ·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2406.htm">Strong's 2406: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wheat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as food</span><br /><span class="heb">מַכֹּ֣לֶת</span> <span class="translit">(mak·kō·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4361.htm">Strong's 4361: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nourishment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for his household,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֵית֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well as twenty [thousand]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">baths</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(kōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3734.htm">Strong's 3734: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deep round vessel, a cor, a dry measure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of pure olive oil.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֣מֶן</span> <span class="translit">(še·men)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grease, liquid, richness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/5-11.htm">1 Kings 5:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/5-11.htm">1 Kings 5:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/5-11.htm">1 Kings 5:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/5-11.htm">1 Kings 5:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/5-11.htm">1 Kings 5:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/5-11.htm">1 Kings 5:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/5-11.htm">1 Kings 5:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/5-11.htm">1 Kings 5:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/5-11.htm">1 Kings 5:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/5-11.htm">1 Kings 5:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/5-11.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 5:11 Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 5:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 5:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/5-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 5:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 5:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>