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| 1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. |
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| 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, |
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| 3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet. |
My father could not build – The lesson is that the complete divine arrangement is not to be established by Christ in the flesh, represented by David, but by The Christ of glory, represented by Solomon. PD45/55
Christendom, not heeding this counsel, has built up earthly institutions contrary to the divine intention for this present age. R4261:3
For the wars – David typified the battling of Christ and the Church while in the flesh. R4261:1
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| 4 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. |
Hath given me rest – To illustrate the Millennial Kingdom of The Christ in glory. R4261:1
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| 5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name. |
I purpose to build – The "greater than Solomon" (Matt. 12:42) is to build the antitypic R172:2
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| 6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. |
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| 7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. |
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| 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. |
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| 9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household. |
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| 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. |
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| 11 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. |
Twenty measures – 200,000 gallons. R3431:2
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| 12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
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| 13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. |
Raised a levy – Drafted. R3282:3
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| 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy. |
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| 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; |
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| 16 Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. |
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| 17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. |
Costly – The Temple of God, built by Solomon, was probably richer in its ornamentation and more costly than any other temple. It represented so glorious a class and such rich blessings of God to men that it was very appropriate that the type be costly. R2054:1, R4296:5
Lay the foundation – The resurrection of the prophets. The apostles and the prophets are the foundation. (Eph. 2:20, 21) R180:6*
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| 18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. |
So they prepared – The getting out of the stones and timbers seems to be the work done during the Gospel age. R169:6*
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