Bible Cross References
A. M. 2961. B.C. 1043. Hiram
2 Samuel 5:11
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.
2 Samuel 5:12-16
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And so David realized that the LORD had established him as king of Israel and was making his kingdom prosperous for the sake of his people.
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After moving from Hebron to Jerusalem, David took more concubines and wives, and had more sons and daughters.
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The following children were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
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Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
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Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
1 Kings 5:1
King Hiram of Tyre had always been a friend of David's, and when he heard that Solomon had succeeded his father David as king, he sent ambassadors to him.
1 Kings 5:8-12
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Then Hiram sent Solomon the following message: "I have received your message, and I am ready to do what you ask. I will provide the cedars and the pine trees.
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My men will bring the logs down from Lebanon to the sea and will tie them together in rafts to float them down the coast to the place you choose. There my men will untie them, and your men will take charge of them. On your part, I would like you to supply the food for my men."
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So Hiram supplied Solomon with all the cedar and pine logs that he wanted,
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and Solomon provided Hiram with 100,000 bushels of wheat and 110,000 gallons of pure olive oil every year to feed his men.
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The LORD kept his promise and gave Solomon wisdom. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made a treaty with each other.
2 Chronicles 2:11
King Hiram sent Solomon a letter in reply. He wrote, "Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you their king.
2 Chronicles 2:12
Praise the LORD God of Israel, Creator of heaven and earth! He has given King David a wise son, full of understanding and skill, who now plans to build a temple for the LORD and a palace for himself.
Huram
1 Chronicles 22:2
King David gave orders for all the foreigners living in the land of Israel to assemble, and he put them to work. Some of them prepared stone blocks for building the Temple.
1 Kings 5:6
So send your men to Lebanon to cut down cedars for me. My men will work with them, and I will pay your men whatever you decide. As you well know, my men don't know how to cut down trees as well as yours do."
1 Kings 5:9
My men will bring the logs down from Lebanon to the sea and will tie them together in rafts to float them down the coast to the place you choose. There my men will untie them, and your men will take charge of them. On your part, I would like you to supply the food for my men."
1 Kings 5:10
So Hiram supplied Solomon with all the cedar and pine logs that he wanted,
1 Kings 5:18
Solomon's and Hiram's workers and men from the city of Byblos prepared the stones and the timber to build the Temple.
2 Chronicles 2:3
Solomon sent a message to King Hiram of Tyre: "Do business with me as you did with my father, King David, when you sold him cedar logs for building his palace.
2 Chronicles 2:8-10
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I know how skillful your lumbermen are, so send me cedar, cypress, and juniper logs from Lebanon. I am ready to send my men to assist yours
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in preparing large quantities of timber, because this temple I intend to build will be large and magnificent.
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As provisions for your lumbermen, I will send you 100,000 bushels of wheat, 100,000 bushels of barley, 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of olive oil."
Ezra 3:7
The people gave money to pay the stonemasons and the carpenters and gave food, drink, and olive oil to be sent to the cities of Tyre and Sidon in exchange for cedar trees from Lebanon, which were to be brought by sea to Joppa. All this was done with the permission of Emperor Cyrus of Persia.
to build him
1 Chronicles 17:1
King David was now living in his palace. One day he sent for the prophet Nathan and said to him, "Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but the LORD's Covenant Box is kept in a tent!"
2 Samuel 7:2
Then the king said to the prophet Nathan, "Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but God's Covenant Box is kept in a tent!"
1 Kings 7:1-12
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Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years.
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The Hall of the Forest of Lebanon was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had three rows of cedar pillars, 15 in each row, with cedar beams resting on them. The ceiling was of cedar, extending over storerooms, which were supported by the pillars.
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On each of the two side walls there were three rows of windows.
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The doorways and the windows had rectangular frames, and the three rows of windows in each wall faced the opposite rows.
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The Hall of Columns was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. It had a covered porch, supported by columns.
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The Throne Room, also called the Hall of Judgment, where Solomon decided cases, had cedar panels from the floor to the rafters.
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Solomon's own quarters, in another court behind the Hall of Judgment, were made like the other buildings. He also built the same kind of house for his wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt.
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All these buildings and the great court were made of fine stones from the foundations to the eaves. The stones were prepared at the quarry and cut to measure, with their inner and outer sides trimmed with saws.
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The foundations were made of large stones prepared at the quarry, some of them twelve feet long and others fifteen feet long.
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On top of them were other stones, cut to measure, and cedar beams.
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The palace court, the inner court of the Temple, and the entrance room of the Temple had walls with one layer of cedar beams for every three layers of cut stones.
Jeremiah 22:13-15
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Doomed is the one who builds his house by injustice and enlarges it by dishonesty; who makes his people work for nothing and does not pay their wages.
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Doomed is the one who says, "I will build myself a mansion with spacious rooms upstairs." So he puts windows in his house, panels it with cedar, and paints it red.
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Does it make you a better king if you build houses of cedar, finer than those of others? Your father enjoyed a full life. He was always just and fair, and he prospered in everything he did.