KJV King James Version
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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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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
WEB World English Bible
Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
ASV American Standard Version
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-trees, and artificers of wood, and artificers of stone, for walls, and they build a house for David,
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 5
8 And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, [that are] hated of David’s soul, [he shall be chief and captain]. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
9 So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
10 And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts [was] with him.
11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
12 And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
13 And David took [him] more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
14 And these [be] the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַ֠יִּשְׁלַחH7971 · sha.lachto send: departחִירָ֨םH2438 · chi.ramHiramמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingצֹ֥רH6865 · tsorTyreמַלְאָכִים֮H4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)דָּוִד֒H1732 · da.vidDavidוַעֲצֵ֣יH6086 · etstree: woodאֲרָזִ֔יםH730 · e.rezcedarוְחָרָשֵׁ֣יH2796 · cha.rashartificerעֵ֔ץH6086 · etstree: woodוְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖יH2796 · cha.rashartificerאֶ֣בֶןH68 · e.venstoneקִ֑ירH7023 · qirwallוַיִּבְנֽוּ־H1129 · ba.nahto buildבַ֖יִתH1004 · betplaceלְדָוִֽד׃H1732 · da.vidDavid
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 14:1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.1 Kings 5:1-2And 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.1 Kings 5:18And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew [them], and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.Jeremiah 22:14-16That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and [it is] cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.Ecclesiastes 2:4-11I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:1 Kings 5:8-10And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: [and] I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.2 Samuel 7:2That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.1 Kings 7:1-12But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
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