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1 Kings 5:1-3
EasyEnglish Bible
1 Kings 5:1-3
EasyEnglish Bible
Solomon prepares to build the temple
5 Hiram was the king of Tyre.[a] He heard that Solomon had become king of Israel after his father David. Hiram had always been a friend of King David, so he sent his men to say ‘hello’ to Solomon. 2 Solomon then sent this message to Hiram:
3 ‘You know that my father David could not build a temple for the Lord his God. This was because he had to fight battles against enemies that were all around Israel. He did that until the Lord helped him to win against all of them.
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- 5:1 Tyre was a city on the coast of Lebanon. Sidon was another big city in Lebanon.
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