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And they built David a house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, carpenters, and stonemasons; and they built a house for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees and carpenters and stonemasons; and they built a house for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees and carpenters and stonemasons; and they built a house for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees and craftsmen of wood and craftsmen of stone walls; and they built a house for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, carpenters, and stonemasons; and they built a house (palace) for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David; he also sent cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David; he also sent cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedarwood, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Later, King Hiram of Tyre sent a delegation to David, accompanied by cedar logs, carpenters, and stone masons. They built a palace for David. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David a house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, with cedar trees, carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Hiram king of Tyre sends messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and craftsmen of wood, and craftsmen of stone, for walls, and they build a house for David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-trees, and artificers of wood, and artificers of stone, for walls, and they build a house for David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Hiram, king of Tyre, will send messengers to David, and wood of cedars and artificers of wood, and artificers of stone of the wall: and they will build a house for David.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, with cedar wood, and with builders of wood and builders of stone, in order to make walls. And they built a house for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Hiram, king of Tyre, sent envoys to David along with cedar wood, and carpenters and masons, who built a house for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar trees, and carpenters and masons who built David a house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees and carpenters and masons; and they built David a house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Khiram, King of Tsur, sent Messengers to David, and wood of cedar and the Craftsmen of wood and the Craftsmen of stone of the wall, and they built a house for David<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Chiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar wood, and carpenters, and stone-masons: and they built a house for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/5-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=1288" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/5.htm">David Conquers Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2438.htm" title="2438: ḥî·rām (N-proper-ms) -- A Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians). Or Chiyrowm; another form of Chuwram; Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians.">Now Hiram</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/6865.htm" title="6865: ṣōr (N-proper-fs) -- A Phoenician city. Or Tsowr; the same as tsor; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine.">of Tyre</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: mal·’ā·ḵîm (N-mp) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">envoys</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David,</a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’ă·rā·zîm (N-mp) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">along with cedar</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: wa·‘ă·ṣê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">logs,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2796.htm" title="2796: wə·ḥā·rā·šê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Engraver, artificer. From charash; a fabricator or any material.">carpenters,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2796.htm" title="2796: wə·ḥā·rā·šê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Engraver, artificer. From charash; a fabricator or any material.">and stonemasons,</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’e·ḇen (N-fsc) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7023.htm" title="7023: qîr (N-ms) -- A wall. Or qir; or qiyrah; from quwr; a wall."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: way·yiḇ·nū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">and they built</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇa·yiṯ (N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">a palace</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wiḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">for David.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">1 Kings 5:1-12</a></span><br />Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David. / And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram: / “As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/14-1.htm">1 Chronicles 14:1</a></span><br />Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">1 Kings 5:18</a></span><br />So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">1 Kings 9:10-14</a></span><br />Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace, / King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. / So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26-28</a></span><br />King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea. / And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants. / They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">1 Kings 10:11-12</a></span><br />(The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones. / The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">1 Chronicles 22:2-4</a></span><br />So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God. / David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed / and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-3.htm">2 Chronicles 2:3-16</a></span><br />Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in. / Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever. / The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-11.htm">2 Chronicles 2:11-12</a></span><br />Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.” / And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-10.htm">2 Chronicles 9:10-11</a></span><br />(The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones. / The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Isaiah 60:10</a></span><br />Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Ezekiel 27:3-9</a></span><br />Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ / Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty. / They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ezekiel 27:27</a></span><br />Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-47.htm">Acts 7:47</a></span><br />But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Matthew 12:42</a></span><br />The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.</p><p class="hdg">Hiram</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">1 Kings 5:1,2,8,9</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/14-1.htm">1 Chronicles 14:1</a></b></br> Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/7-2.htm">2 Samuel 7:2</a></b></br> That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">1 Kings 7:1-12</a></b></br> But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:4-11</a></b></br> I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/19-38.htm">Artificers</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-35.htm">Build</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">Built</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-20.htm">Carpenters</a> <a href="/numbers/24-6.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/judges/9-15.htm">Cedars</a> <a href="/numbers/24-6.htm">Cedar-Trees</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-10.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-10.htm">Hiram</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Logs</a> <a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Masons</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-26.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-37.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-1.htm">Stonemasons</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-1.htm">Stoneworkers</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">Timber</a> <a href="/judges/9-48.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/joshua/19-29.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-52.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-19.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-11.htm">Woodworkers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/22-6.htm">Artificers</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-5.htm">Build</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-7.htm">Built</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-11.htm">Carpenters</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-2.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-2.htm">Cedars</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">Cedar-Trees</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-12.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">Hiram</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm">Logs</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-12.htm">Masons</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-5.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-22.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-1.htm">Stonemasons</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-1.htm">Stoneworkers</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">Timber</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-23.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-7.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-13.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-5.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-11.htm">Woodworkers</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-1.htm">The tribes come to Hebron and anoint David over Israel,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-4.htm">David's age</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-6.htm">Taking Zion from the Jebusites, he dwells in it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-11.htm">Hiram sends to David,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-13.htm">Eleven sons are born to him in Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-17.htm">David, directed by God, smites the Philistines at Baal-perazim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-22.htm">And again at the mulberry trees</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The relationship between Hiram and David signifies a diplomatic alliance, which was common in the ancient Near East to secure peace and mutual benefits. Tyre's location on the Mediterranean coast made it a hub for trade and commerce, and Hiram's gesture indicates recognition of David's growing power and influence. This alliance foreshadows the later collaboration between Hiram and Solomon, David's son, in the construction of the Temple (<a href="/1_kings/5.htm">1 Kings 5:1-12</a>).<p><b>along with cedar logs</b><br>Cedar wood was highly prized in the ancient world for its durability, fragrance, and resistance to decay. The cedars of Lebanon, in particular, were renowned and often used in significant building projects, including temples and palaces. The use of cedar logs in David's palace construction highlights the importance and grandeur of the structure, symbolizing stability and prosperity. This also prefigures the use of cedar in Solomon's Temple, emphasizing continuity in the Davidic dynasty.<p><b>carpenters, and stonemasons</b><br>The inclusion of skilled laborers such as carpenters and stonemasons underscores the complexity and quality of the construction. These artisans from Tyre were known for their expertise, particularly in working with wood and stone, which were essential materials in ancient architecture. The collaboration between Israel and Tyre in this project reflects the blending of cultures and the sharing of knowledge, which was a hallmark of the period.<p><b>and they built a palace for David</b><br>The construction of a palace for David marks a significant moment in his reign, symbolizing the establishment of his kingdom and the consolidation of his power. This palace, located in Jerusalem, served as the political and administrative center of Israel. The building of the palace also signifies God's blessing and fulfillment of His promise to establish David's house (<a href="/2_samuel/7-11.htm">2 Samuel 7:11-16</a>). In a typological sense, David's palace can be seen as a precursor to the eternal kingdom of Christ, who is often referred to as the Son of David (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hiram,_king_of_tyre.htm">Hiram, King of Tyre</a></b><br>Hiram was the king of Tyre, a significant Phoenician city known for its skilled craftsmen and valuable resources, particularly cedar wood. His alliance with David signifies a diplomatic relationship between Israel and Tyre.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The newly anointed king of Israel, David is establishing his reign and consolidating his power. The construction of a palace marks a significant step in his kingship and the establishment of Jerusalem as the political and spiritual center of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/envoys_from_tyre.htm">Envoys from Tyre</a></b><br>These were representatives sent by King Hiram to David, indicating a formal and respectful diplomatic relationship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/cedar_logs,_carpenters,_and_stonemasons.htm">Cedar Logs, Carpenters, and Stonemasons</a></b><br>These resources and skilled laborers were sent by Hiram to assist in building David's palace, highlighting the wealth and craftsmanship of Tyre.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/palace_for_david.htm">Palace for David</a></b><br>The construction of a palace in Jerusalem symbolizes the establishment of David's rule and the beginning of a new era for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_alliances.htm">The Importance of Alliances</a></b><br>David's alliance with Hiram demonstrates the value of forming strategic partnerships. In our lives, we should seek relationships that honor God and advance His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_in_leadership.htm">God's Provision in Leadership</a></b><br>The resources and skilled labor provided by Hiram were part of God's provision for David. Leaders today should trust in God's provision and seek His guidance in their endeavors.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/building_for_god's_glory.htm">Building for God's Glory</a></b><br>The construction of David's palace was not just a political move but also a step towards establishing a center for worship. Our efforts and achievements should ultimately aim to glorify God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_skilled_labor.htm">The Role of Skilled Labor</a></b><br>The involvement of carpenters and stonemasons highlights the value of skilled work. We should appreciate and utilize the talents God has given us and others for His kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_historical_proof_tyre_was_punished.htm">(Amos 1:9–10) Where is the external proof that Tyre was punished for breaking its covenant of brotherhood, or is this a theological claim without historical backing? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_king_hiram_honor_israel's_god.htm">In 2 Chronicles 2:11–12, why does Tyrian King Hiram express devotion to Israel’s God when no independent Tyrian records verify such reverence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_tyre's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Tyre's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_hiram_aiding_david's_palace.htm">1 Chronicles 14:1 – Is there historical evidence for King Hiram of Tyre supplying David with materials and builders for his palace? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Hiram king of Tyre.</span>--This is the same Hiram, variously spelt <span class= "ital">Hirom </span>and <span class= "ital">Huram, </span>who was afterwards the friend of Solomon (<a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm" title="And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to 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.">1Kings 5:1</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/2-3.htm" title="And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As you did deal with David my father, and did send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.">2Chronicles 2:3</a>),and was still living in the twenty-fourth year of Solomon's reign (<a href="/context/1_kings/9-10.htm" title="And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,">1Kings 9:10-14</a>; comp. 6:1, 38; 7:1); either, therefore, he must have had a reign of some fifty-seven years, or else his embassy to David must have been some time after the capture of Jerusalem. It is not unlikely that several years may have elapsed between the two events, during which "David went on and grew great" (<a href="/2_samuel/5-10.htm" title="And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.">2Samuel 5:10</a>), thereby attracting the attention and regard of Hiram. But the statement quoted by Josephus from Menander (<span class= "ital">100 Apion, i.</span> 18) cannot be correct, that Hiram reigned only thirty-four years; for David was already in his "house of cedar" (<a href="/2_samuel/7-2.htm" title="That the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.">2Samuel 7:2</a>) when he formed the purpose of building the Temple, and this was before the birth of Solomon (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm" title="And when your days be fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, which shall proceed out of your bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.">2Samuel 7:12</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/22-9.htm" title="Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.">1Chronicles 22:9</a>). Huram's father, however, was also named Huram (<a href="/2_chronicles/2-13.htm" title="And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,">2Chronicles 2:13</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hiram King of Tyre.</span> At first sight it seems as if the Hiram who so greatly aided Solomon in the building of the temple was the same person as David's friend (<a href="/1_kings/5-10.htm">1 Kings 5:10</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/2-3.htm">2 Chronicles 2:3</a>), but this identification is disproved by the express statement in <a href="/2_chronicles/2-13.htm">2 Chronicles 2:13</a>, and by the chronology. For granting that this account of Hiram's embassy occurs in a general summary, yet David would not long defer the erection of a palace, and in the history of Bathsheba we find, as a matter of fact, that it was then already built (<a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">2 Samuel 11:2</a>). But as Solomon was grown to manhood at his father's death, David's sin must have been committed not more than nine or ten years after he became king of all Israel. Now, we are told by Josephus ('Contr. Apion,' 1:18), on the authority of Menander of Ephesus, that Hiram reigned in all thirty years. But in <a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">1 Kings 9:10-13</a> we have an account of a transaction with Hiram in Solomon's twentieth year. In another place ('Ant.,' 8:03. 1) Josephus tells us that Hiram had been King of Tyre eleven years when Solomon, in the fourth year of his reign, began the building of the temple. He would thus have been a contemporary of David for only the last seven or eight years of his reign. But the history of this embassy is given as a proof of David's establishment in his kingdom, and cannot therefore be referred to so late a period in his lifetime, when it would have lost its interest. The improbability of two successive kings having the same name is not, after all, so very great, especially as we do not know what the word <span class="accented">Hiram</span>, or <span class="accented">Haram</span>, exactly means. Nor is Menander's statement conclusive against it, where he says that Hiram's father was named Abibal - "Baal is my father." This would probably be an official name, borne by Hiram as the defender of the national religion, or as a priest king. There is, therefore, no real reason for rejecting the statement in <a href="/2_chronicles/2-13.htm">2 Chronicles 2:13</a> that Hiram, or as he is there called Huram, David's friend, was the father of the Huram who was Solomon's ally. <span class="cmt_word">Cedar trees.</span> Cedar wood was greatly valued both for its fragrance and durability, owing to the resin which it contains preserving it from the attacks of insects. Its colour also is soft and pleasing to the eye, as may be seen in the Jerusalem Chamber in Westminster Abbey, the panels of which are of cedar. It did not grow in the Antilibanus, or eastern part of Lebanon, which belonged to Israel, but only in the western part, which belonged to Tyre. Cedar from the time of David became the favourite material at Jerusalem for the interior of houses (<a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Jeremiah 22:14</a>), and Isaiah charges the people of Samaria with pride for not being content with the native sycomores which had satisfied their fathers, but substituting for it this costly foreign timber (<a href="/isaiah/9-10.htm">Isaiah 9:10</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Carpenters and masons.</span> The necessity of importing "workers of wood, and workers of stone for walls," as the words literally mean, proves how miserable was the social state of Israel in David's time. Though they had been slaves in Egypt, yet at the Exodus the Israelites had men capable of working in the precious metals and jewelry, in weaving and embroidery, in wood carving, and even in the cutting of gems (<a href="/exodus/35-30.htm">Exodus 35:30-35</a>). During the long anarchy of the judges they had degenerated into a race of agricultural drudges, whom the Philistines had debarred from the use of even the simplest tools (<a href="/1_samuel/13-19.htm">1 Samuel 13:19</a>). Possibly in Saul's time there was a faint restoration of the arts of civilized life (<a href="/2_samuel/1-24.htm">2 Samuel 1:24</a>); but when we find Joab killing Absalom, not with darts, but with pointed stakes (<a href="/2_samuel/18-14.htm">2 Samuel 18:14</a>), the weapons probably of most of the foot soldiers, we see that not much had been done even then in metallurgy; and here earlier in his reign David has to send to Tyre for men who could saw a plank or build a wall. When, then, we call to mind the high state of culture and the magnificence of Solomon's reign, we can form some idea of the vigour with which David raised his subjects from a state of semi-barbarism. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/5-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">King</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶֽלֶךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hiram</span><br /><span class="heb">חִירָ֨ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḥî·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2438.htm">Strong's 2438: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hiram -- a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Tyre</span><br /><span class="heb">צֹ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ṣōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6865.htm">Strong's 6865: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tyre -- a Phoenician city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sent</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">envoys</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְאָכִים֮</span> <span class="translit">(mal·’ā·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A messenger, of God, an angel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David,</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִד֒</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along with cedar</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲרָזִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·rā·zîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cedar tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">logs,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲצֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">carpenters,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·rā·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2796.htm">Strong's 2796: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fabricator, any material</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and stonemasons,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·rā·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2796.htm">Strong's 2796: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fabricator, any material</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they built</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּבְנֽוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḇ·nū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a palace</span><br /><span class="heb">בַ֖יִת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇa·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for David.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדָוִֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/5-11.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 5:11 Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/5-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 5:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 5:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/5-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 5:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 5:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>