2 Samuel 5:11
Good News Translation
King Hiram of Tyre sent a trade mission to David; he provided him with cedar logs and with carpenters and stone masons to build a palace.

New Revised Standard Version
King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar trees, and carpenters and masons who built David a house.

Contemporary English Version
King Hiram of Tyre sent some officials to David. Carpenters and stone workers came with them, and they brought cedar logs so they could build David a palace.

New American Bible
Hiram, king of Tyre, sent envoys to David along with cedar wood, and carpenters and masons, who built a house for David.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons for walls: and they built a house for David.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons for walls: and they built a house for David.

Hiram

1 Kings 5:1,2,8,9 And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent his servants to Solomon: for he heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram had always been David's friend. . . .

1 Chronicles 14:1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.

2 Samuel 7:2 He said to Nathan the prophet: Dost thou see that I dwell in a house of cedar, and the ark of God is lodged within skins?

1 Kings 7:1-12 And Solomon built his own house in thirteen years, and brought it to perfection. . . .

Ecclesiastes 2:4-11 I made me great works, I built me houses, and planted vineyards, . . .

Jeremiah 22:14-16 Who saith: I will build me a wide house, and large chambers: who openeth to himself windows, and maketh roofs of cedar, and painteth them with vermilion. . . .

Context
David Conquers Jerusalem
10And he went on prospering and growing up, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. 11And Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons for walls: and they built a house for David.
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:12
And David knew that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom over his people Israel.

2 Samuel 7:2
He said to Nathan the prophet: Dost thou see that I dwell in a house of cedar, and the ark of God is lodged within skins?

1 Kings 5:1
And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent his servants to Solomon: for he heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram had always been David's friend.

1 Kings 5:10
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees, and fir trees, according to all his desire.

1 Chronicles 14:1
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.

Ezra 3:7
And they gave money to hewers of stones and to masons: and meat and drink, and oil to the Sidonians and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Libanus to the sea of Joppe, according to the orders which Cyrus king of the Persians had given them.

Psalm 30:1
A psalm of a canticle, at the dedication of David's house. [2] I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me: and hast not made my enemies to rejoice over me.

Ezekiel 26:2
Son of man, because Tyre hath said of Jerusalem: Aha, the gates of the people are broken, she is turned to me: I shall be filled, now she is laid waste.

2 Samuel 5:10
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