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David’s Prestige Grows

14 King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons,[a] and carpenters to build a palace for him. David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated[b] his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

In Jerusalem David married[c] more wives and fathered more sons and daughters. These are the names of children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Beeliada,[d] and Eliphelet.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 14:1 tn Heb “craftsman of a wall,” that is, masons skilled at building stone walls.
  2. 1 Chronicles 14:2 tn Heb “was lifted upwards.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 14:3 tn Heb “took.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 14:7 tn In 1 Chr 3:8 and 2 Sam 5:16 this name appears as “Eliada.” The form here represents a variant spelling of the name.

David Settles in Jerusalem(A)

14 After this, King Hiram of Tyre sent a delegation to David, accompanied by cedar[a] logs, stone masons, and wood workers, to construct a palace for him. David realized that the Lord was affirming him as king over Israel, and that his government was being exalted in order to benefit his people Israel. But while he was living in Jerusalem, David married more wives and fathered more sons and daughters. Here’s a list of the children whom he fathered while in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 14:1 I.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family Pinaceae; and so throughout the book