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10 David became more and more esteemed because the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies was with him.

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.

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Footnotes

  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