1 Kings 5:1
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And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.
In other translations
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.
Hebrew words
וַיִּשְׁלַחvaiyishlachand he sentH7971חִירָםchiramHiramH2438מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428צוֹרtzorTyreH6865אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֲבָדָיו'avadavservants hisH5650אֶל־'el-toH413שְׁלֹמֹהshelomohSolomonH8010כִּיkiforH3588שָׁמַעshama'he had heardH8085כִּיkithatH3588אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853מָשְׁחוּmashechupeople had anointedH4886לְמֶלֶךְlemelekhto kingH4428תַּחַתtachatin place ofH8478אָבִיהוּ'avihufather hisH1כִּיkiforH3588אֹהֵב'oheva friendH157הָיָהhayahhe had beenH1961חִירָםchiramHiramH2438לְדָוִדledavidof DavidH1732כָּל־kol-allH3605הַיָּמִים׃ סhaiyamimthe daysH3117
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Related verses
- 1 Chronicles 14:1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.
- 2 Chronicles 2:3And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.
- 1 Kings 5:10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,
- 2 Samuel 5:11And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
- Psalm 45:12And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
- Amos 1:9Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.
- 1 Kings 9:12-1412 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. 13 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. 14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.12 So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. 13 “What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day. 14 And Hiram had sent the king 120 talents of gold.
- 1 Kings 5:13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.
- 2 Samuel 8:10Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,
- 2 Samuel 10:1-21 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. 2 Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.1 Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun. 2 And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
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People and places
Places: Tyre