2 Samuel 5:11-13

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David Consolidates His Kingdom^(A)

¹¹ Hiram king of the city of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and ·stonecutters [stonemasons]. They built a ·palace [^Lhouse] for David. ¹² Then David ·knew [realized] that the Lord really had ·made [confirmed; established] him king ·of [over] Israel and that the Lord had ·made his kingdom great [blessed/exalted his kingdom] ·because the Lord loved [for the sake of] his people Israel.

¹³ After he came from Hebron, David took for himself more ·slave women [concubines; ^Ca secondary wife; 3:7] and wives in Jerusalem. More sons and daughters were born to David.