Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
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Gill's Exposition
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Barnes' Notes
Compare 2Sa 5:11-25, the only important variations from which are in 1Ch 14:4-7, the list of the sons of David (see 1Ch 3:1 note), and in 1Ch 14:12, where the fact is added that the idols taken from…
Adam Clarke
Now Hiram king of Tyre - See the transactions of this chapter related Sa2 5:11-25 (note).
We may observe here, 1. There is no man that has such a sufficiency in himself but he has need of his neighbours and has reason to be thankful for their help: David had a very large kingdom, Hiram a…
Hiram's [first] Embassy to David
The dislocation of the narrative mentioned in the last note has concealed the occasion of Hiram's embassy. The narrative of 2Sa 5:9-11 suggests that Hiram heard of…
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