8 Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, "I have heard the message which you have sent to me. I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
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And Hiram sent to Solomon,.... A letter to him, to the following purpose:
saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for; whether he could, and whether it was fitting he should grant his request; which was acting like a wise and prudent prince:
and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir; or of cypress, as in Josephus's copy of this letter, and which grew on Lebanon (c); these were odorous, sound, and durable timber, especially the cedar, and therefore chosen by Solomon for building.
(c) Diodor. Sic. l. 19. p. 700.
Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things . . . and I will do--The contract was drawn out formally in a written document (2-Chronicles 2:11), which, according to JOSEPHUS, was preserved both in the Jewish and Tyrian records.
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