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11 Later, King Hiram of Tyre sent a delegation to David, accompanied by cedar[a] logs, carpenters, and stone masons. They built a palace for David. 12 So David concluded[b] that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had exalted his kingdom in order to benefit his people Israel. 13 But after arriving in Jerusalem after leaving Hebron, David took more wives and mistresses,[c] and more sons and daughters were born to David.

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  1. 2 Samuel 5:11 I.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family Pinaceae; and so throughout the book
  2. 2 Samuel 5:12 Lit. knew
  3. 2 Samuel 5:13 Or concubines; i.e. secondary wives