1 Chronicles 14:1

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers unto David, and timber of cedars, with masons and artificers, to build for him a house.

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In The King James Version

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

In Context

2So David perceived, that Yahweh, had confirmed him, as king over Israel,—that his kingship was exalted, for the sake of his people Israel.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 5:11Then Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers unto David, with cedar-wood, and carpenters, and masons, and they built a house for David.

1 Kings 5:1And Hiram King of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon, for he had heard that, him, had they anointed king, in the room of his father,—for, Hiram, was, a lover, of, David continually.

1 Kings 5:8And Hiram sent unto Solomon, saying, I have heard that which thou hast sent unto me,—I, will do all thy desire, as to timber of cedar, and timber of fir.

1 Kings 5:18And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders with the Gebalites wrought them,—thus made they ready the timber and the stones, for building the house.

1 Chronicles 17:1And it came to pass, when David had taken up his abode in his house, that David said unto Nathan the prophet, Lo! I, am dwelling in a house of cedars, but, the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, is under curtains.

2 Chronicles 2:2And Solomon numbered seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand men to hew in the mountain,—and, to oversee them, three thousand six hundred.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 14:1

In this chapter we have, I. David's kingdom established, ver. 1, 2 . II. His family built up, ver. 3-7 . III. His enemies, the Philistines, routed in two campaigns, ver. 8-17 . This is repeated here from 2 Sam. v. 11 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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