And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons : and they built David an house.
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Gill's Exposition
And Hiram king of Tyre,.... This was father of that Hiram that lived in the times of Solomon, whose name was Abibalus before he took the name of Hiram, which became a common name of the kings of Tyre;…
Barnes' Notes
Hiram king of Tyre - Now mentioned for the first time. He survived David, and continued his friendship to Solomon (marginal references). The news of the capture of the city of the Jebusites had…
Adam Clarke
Hiram king of Tyre - He was a very friendly man, and no doubt a believer in the true God. He was not only a friend to David, but also of his son Solomon, to whom, in building the temple, he afforded…
Here is, I. David's house built, a royal palace, fit for the reception of the court he kept and the homage that was paid to him, Sa2 5:11. The Jews were husbandmen and shepherds, and did not much…
David's Palace and Family
=1Ch 14:1-7
11. Hiram king of Tyre In 1Ki 5:10; 1Ki 5:18, the name is spelt Hirom, in Chron. Huram.
Josephus (against Apion i. 18) states, on the authority of Menander of…
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