So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines.
1 Kings 5:12 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and the two of them made a treaty. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as He promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made a treaty. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together. Common English Bible Now the LORD made Solomon wise, just as he had promised. Solomon and Hiram made a covenant and had peace. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, just as he said to him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two struck a pact. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they two made a league together. |
So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines.
“Let there be a league between me and you, as between my father and your father: behold, I am sending to you a present of silver and gold; go, break your league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me.”
behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you.
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and largeness of mind like the sand on the seashore,
King Solomon raised a levy of forced labor out of all Israel; and the levy numbered thirty thousand men.
wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like.”
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging proverbs with great care.
Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they delivered up a whole people to Edom, and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all men generously and without reproaching, and it will be given him.