The Meaning of 1 Kings 5:6 Explained

1 Kings 5:6

KJV: 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.

YLT: 'And now, command, and they cut down for me cedars out of Lebanon, and my servants are with thy servants, and the hire of thy servants I give to thee according to all that thou sayest, for thou hast known that there is not among us a man acquainted with cutting wood, like the Sidonians.'

Darby: And now command that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say; for thou knowest that there is not among us any that are experienced in cutting timber like to the Zidonians.

ASV: Now therefore command thou that they cut me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that knoweth how to cut timber like unto the Sidonians.

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What is the context of 1 Kings 5:6?

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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.

What does 1 Kings 5:6 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 5:1-6 - The Wise King's Great Purpose

David, before his death, had made great preparations for building the Temple, but had not been permitted to proceed with its construction. "Thou didst well that it was in thy heart," 2 Chronicles 6:8. God credits us with what we would have done, had it been in our power. But now war on every side had been exchanged for peace, and the time for temple-building had come. A great principle is here involved which has many applications.

It is true of the Church at large. When the Church throughout all Judea and Galilee had peace, it was edified; and as it walked in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it was multiplied, Acts 9:31. When the love of God reigns amid professing Christians, and they neither war against nor vex each other, then the world believes, and the very Hirams help to build.

It is also true of the inner life. The days of peace are those in which the heart thrives. See 1 Thessalonians 5:23, and Hebrews 13:20. God is not in the earthquake nor in the fire, but in the "still small voice." Cultivate a quiet heart, as did Mary, at the feet of Christ. It will result in deeds to be spoken of throughout the whole world, Luke 10:39 and Matthew 26:13.

1 Kings 5:1-18 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 5

¹ Hiram, sending to congratulate Solomon, is desired to furnish him with timber
⁷ Hiram, blessing God for Solomon, furnishes him with trees
¹³ The number of Solomon's workmen and laborers

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 5:6 mean?

Now therefore command that they cut down for me cedars from Lebanon and my servants will be with your servants for your servants I will pay wages you according to whatever you say for you know that [there is] none among us - who has skill to cut timber like the Sidonians

וְעַתָּ֡ה צַוֵּה֩ וְיִכְרְתוּ־ לִ֨י אֲרָזִ֜ים מִן־ הַלְּבָנ֗וֹן וַֽעֲבָדַי֙ יִהְי֣וּ עִם־ עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ וּשְׂכַ֤ר עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן לְךָ֔ כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאמֵ֑ר כִּ֣י ׀ אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֗עְתָּ כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין בָּ֛נוּ אִ֛ישׁ יֹדֵ֥עַ לִכְרָת־ עֵצִ֖ים כַּצִּדֹנִֽים

וְעַתָּ֡ה	Now therefore
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now.
צַוֵּה֩	command
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine singular Root: צָוָה Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
וְיִכְרְתוּ־	that they cut down
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: כָּרַת Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.
לִ֨י	for me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
אֲרָזִ֜ים	cedars
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֶרֶז Sense: cedar.
הַלְּבָנ֗וֹן	Lebanon
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: לְבָנׄון Sense: a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel.
וַֽעֲבָדַי֙	and my servants
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
יִהְי֣וּ	will be
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ	your servants
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙	your servants
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
אֶתֵּ֣ן	I will pay wages
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
כְּכֹ֖ל	according to
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	whatever
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
תֹּאמֵ֑ר	you say
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יָדַ֗עְתָּ	know
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know.
כִּ֣י	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
אֵ֥ין	[there is] none
Parse: Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
בָּ֛נוּ	among us
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural
אִ֛ישׁ	-
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
יֹדֵ֥עַ	who has skill
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know.
לִכְרָת־	to cut
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: כָּרַת Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.
עֵצִ֖ים	timber
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: עֵץ Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
כַּצִּדֹנִֽים	like the Sidonians
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: צִידֹנִי Sense: an inhabitant of Sidon.

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