Hiram’s Building Materials

[a]Hiram king of Tyre(A) sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place,(B) for Hiram had always been friends with David.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 5:1 1Kg 5:15 in Hb

Preparations for Building the Temple(A)

[a]When Hiram(B) king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-18 is numbered 5:15-32.

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

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10 In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted,

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18 So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders,(A) along with the Gebalites,(B) quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the temple’s construction.

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18 The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram(A) and workers from Byblos(B) cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.

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