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1 Kings 5:1-3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Kings 5:1-3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Preparations and Materials for the Temple
5 [a]Now King Hiram of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always been a friend to David.(A) 2 Solomon sent word to Hiram, saying, 3 “You know that my father David could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until he[b] put them under the soles of his feet.[c](B)
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