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1 Kings 5:1
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1 Kings 5:1
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Preparations for Building the Temple(A)
5 [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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- 1 Kings 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-18 is numbered 5:15-32.
1 Kings 5:1
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1 Kings 5:1
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5 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
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1 Kings 5:1
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1 Kings 5:1
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Solomon Prepares to Build the Temple(A)
5 Now (B)Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, (C)for Hiram had always loved David.
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1 Kings 5:18
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1 Kings 5:18
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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.
1 Kings 5:18
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1 Kings 5:18
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18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
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1 Kings 5:18
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1 Kings 5:18
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18 So Solomon’s builders, Hiram’s builders, and the Gebalites quarried them; and they prepared timber and stones to build the [a]temple.
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- 1 Kings 5:18 Lit. house
2 Chronicles 2:3
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2 Chronicles 2:3
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3 Solomon sent this message to Hiram[a](A) king of Tyre:
“Send me cedar logs(B) as you did for my father David when you sent him cedar to build a palace to live in.
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- 2 Chronicles 2:3 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram; also in verses 11 and 12
2 Chronicles 2:3
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2 Chronicles 2:3
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3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
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2 Chronicles 2:3
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2 Chronicles 2:3
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3 Then Solomon sent to [a]Hiram king of Tyre, saying:
(A)As you have dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me.
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- 2 Chronicles 2:3 Heb. Huram; cf. 1 Kin. 5:1
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