1 Kings 9:11
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.”
חֵפֶץ
Delight, desire, pleasure. Chephets. Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart. When God is your delight He shapes your desires.
מֶלֶךְ
the king of
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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נָשָׂא
he had supported
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נָשָׂא
To lift up, to bear, to forgive. Nasa. God lifts the weight of guilt. He carries what we cannot carry.
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עִיר
cities
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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נָתַן
he gave
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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בְּרוֹשׁ
cypresses
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בְּרוֹשׁ
a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)
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חִירָם
Hiram
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חִירָם
Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians
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עֶשְׂרִים
twenty
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עֶשְׂרִים
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Solomon
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Shelomah, David's successor
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צֹר
Tyre
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צֹר
Tsor, a place in Palestine
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