2 Samuel 5:10-12

Good News Translation

¹⁰ He grew stronger all the time, because the Lord God Almighty was with him.

¹¹ King Hiram of Tyre sent a trade mission to David; he provided him with cedar logs and with carpenters and stone masons to build a palace. ¹² And so David realized that the Lord had established him as king of Israel and was making his kingdom prosperous for the sake of his people.