3 Kings 5:7
Now when Hiram had heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced exceedingly, and said: Blessed be the Lord God this day, who hath given to David a very wise son over this numerous people.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Cum ergo audisset Hiram verba Salomonis, lætatus est valde, et ait : Benedictus Dominus Deus hodie, qui dedit David filium sapientissimum super populum hunc plurimum.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐγενήθη καθὼς ἤκουσεν Χειρὰμ τῶν λόγων Σαλωμών, ἐχάρη σφόδρα καὶ εἶπεν Εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς σήμερον ὃς ἔδωκεν τῷ Δαυεὶδ υἱὸν φρόνιμον ἐπὶ τὸν λαὸν τὸν πολὺν τοῦτον.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from 3 Kings 5:21
- וַיְהִ֞י כִּשְׁמֹ֧עַ חִירָ֛ם אֶת דִּבְרֵ֥י שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה וַיִּשְׂמַ֣ח מְאֹ֑ד וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ הַיּ֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤ן לְדָוִד֙ בֵּ֣ן חָכָ֔ם עַל הָעָ֥ם הָרָ֖ב הַזֶּֽה
Haydock's commentary
Lord (Jehova) God "of Israel," as it is expressed, 2 Paralipomenon ii. 12. (Haydock)
This pagan prince adored and erected temples and altars in honour of Baal, Astarte, and Hercules; (Josephus, &c.) yet he did not hesitate to acknowledge the God of Israel, as he supposed that there was a god for each nation. See chap. xx. 28., and 4 Kings xvii. 27. (Calemt)
Thus many think that they may serve the God of unity, by going to hear the sermons of men who preach a contradictory doctrine. The devil will be satisfied, if he can share the divine honours: but God will admit of no rival, nor can he sanction any but the true religion. (Haydock)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.