1 Reis 9

BLIVRE · Chapter 9/22

1E quando Salomão havia acabado a obra da casa do SENHOR, e a casa real, e tudo o que Salomão quis fazer,

2o SENHOR apareceu a Salomão a segunda vez, como lhe havia aparecido em Gibeão.

3E disse-lhe o SENHOR: Eu ouvido tua oração e teu rogo, que fizeste em minha presença. Eu santifiquei esta casa que tu hás edificado, para pôr meu nome nela para sempre; e nela estarão meus olhos e meu coração todos os dias.

4E se tu andares diante de mim, como andou Davi teu pai, em integridade de coração e em equidade, fazendo todas as coisas que eu te ei mandado, e guardando meus estatutos e meus direitos,

5Eu afirmarei o trono de teu reino sobre Israel para sempre, como falei a Davi teu pai, dizendo: Não faltará de ti homem no trono de Israel.

6Mas se obstinadamente vos apartardes de mim vós e vossos filhos, e não guardardes meus mandamentos e meus estatutos que eu pus diante de vós, mas sim que fordes e servirdes a deuses alheios, e os adorardes;

7Eu cortarei a Israel de sobre a face da terra que lhes entreguei; e esta casa que santifiquei a meu nome, eu a lançarei de diante de mim, e Israel será por provérbio e fábula a todos os povos;

8E esta casa que estava em estima, qualquer um que passar por ela se pasmará, e assoviará, e dirá: Por que fez assim o SENHOR a esta terra, e a esta casa?

9E dirão: Porquanto deixaram ao SENHOR seu Deus, que havia tirado a seus pais da terra do Egito, e lançaram mão a deuses alheios, e os adoraram, e os serviram: por isso trouxe o SENHOR sobre eles todo este mal.

10E aconteceu ao fim de vinte anos, em que Salomão havia edificado as duas casas, a casa do SENHOR e a casa real,

11(Para as quais Hirão rei de Tiro, havia trazido a Salomão madeira de cedro e de faia, e quanto ouro ele quis), que o rei Salomão deu a Hirão vinte cidades em terra de Galileia.

12E saiu Hirão de Tiro para ver as cidades que Salomão lhe havia dado, e não lhe contentaram.

13E disse: Que cidades são estas que me deste, irmão? E pôs-lhes por nome, a terra de Cabul, até hoje.

14E havia Hirão enviado ao rei cento e vinte talentos de ouro.

15E esta é a razão do tributo que o rei Salomão impôs para edificar a casa do SENHOR, e sua casa, e a Milo, e o muro de Jerusalém, e a Hazor, e Megido, e Gezer.

16Faraó, o rei do Egito, havia subido e tomado a Gezer, e a queimado, e havia matado os cananeus que habitavam a cidade, e dado-a em presente à sua filha, a mulher de Salomão.

17Restaurou, pois Salomão a Gezer, e à baixa Bete-Horom,

18E a Baalate, e a Tadmor em terra do deserto;

19Também todas as cidades de onde Salomão tinha armazéns, e as cidades dos carros, e as cidades de cavaleiros, e tudo o que Salomão desejou edificar em Jerusalém, no Líbano, e em toda a terra de seu senhorio.

20A todos os povos que restaram dos amorreus, heteus, perizeus, heveus, jebuseus, que não foram dos filhos de Israel;

21A seus filhos que restaram na terra depois deles, que os filhos de Israel não puderam acabar, fez Salomão que servissem com tributo até hoje.

22Mas a ninguém dos filhos de Israel impôs Salomão serviço, mas sim que eram homens de guerra, ou seus criados, ou seus príncipes, ou seus capitães, ou comandantes de seus carros, ou sua cavaleiros.

23E os que Salomão havia feito chefes e líderes sobre as obras, eram quinhentos e cinquenta, os quais estavam sobre o povo que trabalhava naquela obra.

24E subiu a filha de Faraó da cidade de Davi a sua casa que Salomão lhe havia edificado: então edificou ele a Milo.

25E oferecia Salomão três vezes cada um ano holocaustos e pacíficos sobre o altar que ele edificou ao SENHOR, e queimava incenso sobre o que estava diante do SENHOR, depois que a casa foi acabada.

26Fez também o rei Salomão navios em Eziom-Geber, que é junto a Elate na beira do mar Vermelho, na terra de Edom.

27E enviou Hirão neles a seus servos, marinheiros e destros no mar, com os servos de Salomão:

28Os quais foram a Ofir, e tomaram dali ouro, quatrocentos e vinte talentos, e trouxeram-no ao rei Salomão.

📖 Chapter study

Summary

God appears to Solomon a second time, confirming the covenant but warning that disobedience would lead to the destruction of the temple and the kingdom. Solomon completes other building projects, expands his navy with Hiram's help, and seeks gold in the land of Ophir.

Explanation

God's second appearance to Solomon balances the glorious promise of the previous chapter with a serious warning: continued blessing depends on continued faithfulness — it is not unconditional. The warning that the temple would become a 'ruin' and an object of horror among the nations if the people turned away from God is literally fulfilled centuries later, in the Babylonian destruction. This teaches that divine promises of blessing generally come with responsibilities — the covenant is two-sided, not merely a blank check.

Fun facts

  • The 'land of Cabul,' the name King Hiram gave to the twenty cities Solomon gave him as payment (because they did not please Hiram), may mean 'like nothing' or 'barren land' in Phoenician — a rare recorded moment of dissatisfaction between international allies.
  • Ophir, the source of Solomon's finest gold, is a location whose exact whereabouts archaeologists still debate, with theories pointing to Arabia, East Africa, or even India.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. 1 Reis 9:1After finishing the Temple, his own palace, and everything else he wanted to build, Solomon enters a new phase — and it is right at this moment that God appears to him again.
  2. 1 Reis 9:2The Lord appears to Solomon a second time, in the same way He had appeared before at Gibeon.
  3. 1 Reis 9:3God says He has heard Solomon’s prayer, has consecrated the Temple to put His name there forever, and that His eyes and His heart will be there every day.
  4. 1 Reis 9:4God repeats the condition: if Solomon walks before Him with integrity and uprightness as David did, doing everything commanded and keeping His statutes and judgments.
  5. 1 Reis 9:5Then God will establish the throne of Solomon’s kingdom over Israel forever, as He promised David — a descendant will never be missing from the throne.
  6. 1 Reis 9:6But if Solomon or his children turn away and do not keep God’s commandments, going to serve and bow down before other gods.
  7. 1 Reis 9:7Then God will cut Israel off from the land and will cast this consecrated Temple away from His presence; Israel will become a byword among all peoples.
  8. 1 Reis 9:8This house, so exalted today, will become an object of horror: whoever passes by it will be appalled and ask why God did this to the land and to the Temple.
  9. 1 Reis 9:9The expected answer: because they abandoned the Lord who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and clung to other gods, serving and bowing down before them — that is why God brought all this disaster.
  10. 1 Reis 9:10At the end of twenty years, Solomon had finished building the two great projects: the Temple and his own palace.
  11. 1 Reis 9:11Hiram is unhappy with the twenty cities he received and nicknames them Cabul, a play on words scholars connect to an expression similar to “as nothing.” It is a rare moment when Solomon’s trading partner openly complains about the deal.
  12. 1 Reis 9:12Hiram goes to inspect the cities Solomon had given him in Galilee, but he does not like what he sees at all.
  13. 1 Reis 9:13Hiram calls those cities “the land of Cabul,” a name that stuck — a polite way of saying he felt shortchanged.
  14. 1 Reis 9:14The text recalls the background of the deal: Hiram had sent Solomon a hundred and twenty talents of gold before receiving the cities.
  15. 1 Reis 9:15The text makes a point of saying that the heaviest forced labor fell on the non-Israelite population still left in the land, while Israelites served as soldiers and officials. It is a distinction chapter 5 had already blurred a bit, and one that will fall apart completely under Rehoboam.
  16. 1 Reis 9:16It explains where Gezer came from: Pharaoh had attacked and burned the city, killed the Canaanites who lived there, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
  17. 1 Reis 9:17So Solomon rebuilds Gezer and Lower Beth-horon, expanding the territory under his control.
  18. 1 Reis 9:18He also builds Baalath and Tadmor, in the wilderness of that region.
  19. 1 Reis 9:19As well as all the store cities, the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and everything else Solomon wanted to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and throughout his whole domain.
  20. 1 Reis 9:20As for all the people left from the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites — peoples who were not Israelites.
  21. 1 Reis 9:21Their descendants who remained in the land, whom Israel had not been able to destroy completely, Solomon reduced to forced labor, a practice that continued after him.
  22. 1 Reis 9:22But no Israelite became Solomon’s slave; they served as soldiers, officials, commanders, and chiefs of his chariots and horsemen.
  23. 1 Reis 9:23Five hundred and fifty foremen supervised the people working on Solomon’s building projects.
  24. 1 Reis 9:24Pharaoh’s daughter moves from the City of David to her own house, built by Solomon especially for her; after that he builds the Millo.
  25. 1 Reis 9:25Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built, and burned incense before the Lord — the Temple entering regular use.
  26. 1 Reis 9:26Ophir was a gold-rich region whose exact location scholars still debate, with candidates ranging from Arabia to East Africa. What the text makes clear is that Solomon depended on experienced Phoenician sailors to reach that trade route across the Red Sea.
  27. 1 Reis 9:27Hiram sends his own experienced sailors, along with Solomon’s servants, to crew those ships.
  28. 1 Reis 9:28They sail to Ophir and bring back four hundred and twenty talents of gold for King Solomon.

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