2 Samuel 5:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 David became ever more powerful, for the Lord of hosts was with him.(A) 11 (B)Hiram, king of Tyre, sent envoys to David along with cedar wood, and carpenters and masons, who built a house for David.(C) 12 David now knew[a] that the Lord had truly established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
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- 5:12 David now knew: Hiram’s carpenters and masons built David a house of cedar, the very model of a Canaanite king’s palace. This house then represented the consolidation of David’s royal power, in the Canaanite mode, with Jerusalem as David’s personal fiefdom and capital city.
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