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1 Kings 5:1

DavidHiramSolomonTyre
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.

2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of 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 messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

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  • 2 Chronicles 2:3

    And 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.

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  • 1 Kings 5:10

    So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

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  • 2 Samuel 5:11

    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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  • Psalms 45:12

    And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

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  • Amos 1:9

    Thus 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:

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  • 1 Kings 9:12–14

    And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.

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  • 1 Kings 5:13

    And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

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