1 Kings 5:9
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea,.... The Mediterranean sea, on which Tyre stood:
and I…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
See the marginal reference. The timber was first carried westward from the flanks of Lebanon to the nearest part of the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea - As the river Adonis was in the vicinity of the forest of Lebanon, and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 5:1-9
We have here an account of the amicable correspondence between Solomon and Hiram. Tyre was a famous trading city, that…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
from Lebanon unto the sea Providing for the shortest land passage down the side of the mountain and to the coast of the…
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