1 Kings 5:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 5:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 5:11 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thu..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 5:11 — KJV
“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. measures: Heb. cors”
— 1 Kings 5:11 (KJV)
1 Kings 5:11 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 5:11
“He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. So...: Heb. This”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:11: gave, thousand, measures
“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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:11: twenty, thousand, measures
“A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. every man: Heb. a poll”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:11: twenty, thousand, year
“And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:11: solomon, gave, twenty
“Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. measures: Chaldee, cors”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 5:11: measures, wheat, oil
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