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1 Kings 5:1

DavidHiramSolomonTyre
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.

2 And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:

3 “As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father, and Hiram had always loved David.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father; for Hiram always loved David.
BLB
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram was loving of David all the days.
ÅB
Kongen i Tyrus Hiram sendte sine tjenere til Salomo, da han hadde fått høre at han var blitt salvet til konge i sin fars sted; for Hiram hadde alltid vært en venn av David.
OTB
Nå sendte Hiram, kongen av Tyrus, sine tjenere til Salomo, da han hørte at de hadde salvet ham til konge i stedet for hans far, for Hiram hadde alltid vært en venn av David.
B1930
Kongen i Tyrus Hiram sendte sine tjenere til Salomo, da han hadde fått høre at han var blitt salvet til konge i sin fars sted; for Hiram hadde alltid vært en venn av David.

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  • 1 Chronicles 14:1

    Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.

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  • 2 Chronicles 2:3

    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.

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  • 1 Kings 5:10

    So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,

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  • 2 Samuel 5:11

    Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

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  • Psalms 45:12

    The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.

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  • Amos 1:9

    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.

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  • 1 Kings 9:12–14

    So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them.

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  • 1 Kings 5:13

    Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.

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