2 Samuel 5:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 1 Chr 14:1 : 1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
  • 1 Kgs 5:1-2 : 1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always loved David. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
  • 1 Kgs 5:18 : 18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the stonecutters quarried them; so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
  • 1 Kgs 7:1-9 : 1 But Solomon was building his own house for thirteen years, and he finished all his house. 2 He also built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, and its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. 3 And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams that lay on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row. 4 And there were windows in three rows, and light was opposite light in three ranks. 5 And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows; and light was opposite light in three ranks. 6 And he made a porch of pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits. The porch was in front of them, and the other pillars and the thick beam were in front of them. 7 Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment, and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other. 8 And his house where he lived had another court inside the porch, of similar workmanship. Solomon also made a house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken as a wife, like this porch. 9 All these were made of costly stones, cut to size, sawed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the coping, and on the outside toward the great court. 10 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits. 11 And above were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar. 12 And the great court all around was with three rows of cut stones and a row of cedar beams, for the inner court of the house of the LORD and for the porch of the house.
  • 1 Kgs 5:8-9 : 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things you sent to me for, and I will do all your desire concerning cedar and fir timber. 9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; I will convey them by sea in floats to the place you appoint, and will have them unloaded there, and you shall receive them, and you shall fulfill my desire by providing food for my household. 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
  • Eccl 2:4-9 : 4 I made great works; I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself. 5 I made gardens and orchards for myself, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. 6 I made pools of water for myself, to water the forest that grows trees. 7 I acquired male and female servants, and had servants born in my house; also, I had great possessions of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me. 8 I gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and various kinds of musical instruments. 9 So I became great and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also, my wisdom remained with me. 10 And whatever my eyes desired, I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and this was my reward from all my labor. 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done and on the labor I had toiled to do; and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
  • Jer 22:14-16 : 14 Who says, I will build myself a wide house and large rooms, and cuts him out windows; and it is paneled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. 15 Shall you reign, because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him? 16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? says the LORD.
  • 2 Sam 7:2 : 2 That the king said to Nathan the prophet, Look now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.

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  • 1 Chr 14:1
    93%

    1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.

  • 1 Kgs 5:17-18
    2 verses
    82%

    17And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

    18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the stonecutters quarried them; so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

  • 1 Chr 22:1-2
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    81%

    1Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

    2And David commanded to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.

  • 1 Kgs 5:1-3
    3 verses
    81%

    1And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always loved David.

    2And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

    3You know how David my father could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars that surrounded him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.

  • 1 Chr 22:4-7
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    4Also cedar trees in abundance, for the Sidonians and those of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

    5And David said, Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and glory throughout all nations: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

    6Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel.

    7And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God:

  • 2 Chr 2:3
    79%

    3And Solomon sent to Huram, the king of Tyre, saying, As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build a house to dwell in, so deal with me.

  • 2 Chr 2:12-14
    3 verses
    79%

    12Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to King David a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, that might build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

    13And now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram my father's,

    14The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold, and in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to engrave any manner of engraving, and to devise every design that shall be put to him, with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5-8
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    5And behold, I plan to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to David my father, saying, Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build a house for my name.

    6Now therefore command that they cut me cedar trees from Lebanon, and my servants will be with your servants, and I will give you hire for your servants according to all that you designate, for you know that there is none among us who can skillfully cut timber like the Sidonians.

    7And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, Blessed be the LORD today, who has given David a wise son over this great people.

    8And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things you sent to me for, and I will do all your desire concerning cedar and fir timber.

  • 2 Chr 2:8-9
    2 verses
    77%

    8Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skillful to cut timber in Lebanon; and behold, my servants shall be with your servants,

    9To prepare me timber in abundance, for the house which I am about to build shall be exceedingly great.

  • 2 Sam 5:12
    76%

    12And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 22:6
    76%

    6To carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and cut stone to repair the house.

  • 2 Chr 34:11
    76%

    11Even to the craftsmen and builders they gave it, to buy hewn stone, timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  • 2 Sam 7:5
    76%

    5Go and tell my servant David, Thus says the LORD, Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?

  • 2 Sam 5:10
    76%

    10And David went on and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.

  • 1 Kgs 5:10
    75%

    10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

  • 1 Kgs 6:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    9So he built the house and finished it, and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

    10And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high, and they were supported by cedar timbers.

    11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 8:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

    18And the LORD said to David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

  • 1 Chr 15:1
    75%

    1And David made himself houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

    8But the LORD said to David my father, Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well in that it was in your heart:

  • 1 Kgs 7:13
    74%

    13And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.

  • 1 Chr 28:2
    74%

    2Then King David stood up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made preparations for the building:

  • Acts 7:47
    73%

    47But Solomon built Him a house.

  • 1 Chr 17:1
    73%

    1Now it happened, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Look, I live in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remains under curtains.

  • 1 Chr 17:4
    73%

    4Go and tell David my servant, Thus says the LORD, You shall not build me a house to live in:

  • 1 Kgs 6:15
    73%

    15And he built the walls of the house inside with cedar boards, from the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling; he covered them on the inside with wood and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

  • 2 Chr 6:10
    73%

    10The LORD therefore has performed his word that he has spoken; for I have risen up in the place of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 17:6
    73%

    6Wherever I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have you not built me a house of cedar?

  • 2 Kgs 12:12
    73%

    12and to masons and stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

  • 1 Chr 28:11
    73%

    11Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the buildings thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner rooms thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,

  • 1 Kgs 6:18
    72%

    18And the cedar inside the house was carved with gourds and open flowers; all was cedar, there was no stone seen.

  • 1 Chr 17:12
    72%

    12He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

  • 2 Chr 3:5
    72%

    5And the greater house he paneled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

  • 1 Kgs 6:7
    72%

    7And the house, while it was being built, was built with stone prepared before it was brought there; so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house while it was being built.