1 Kings 5:2

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Solomon then sent this message to Hiram:

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  • 2 Chr 2:3 : 3 Solomon sent a message to King Huram of Tyre:“Help me as you did my father David, when you sent him cedar logs for the construction of his palace.

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  • 1 Kgs 5:1
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    1Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple(5:15) King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place.(Hiram had always been an ally of David.)

  • 2 Chr 2:3
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    3Solomon sent a message to King Huram of Tyre:“Help me as you did my father David, when you sent him cedar logs for the construction of his palace.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5-13
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    5So I have decided to build a temple to honor the LORD my God, as the LORD instructed my father David,‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne in your place, is the one who will build a temple to honor me.’

    6So now order some cedars of Lebanon to be cut for me. My servants will work with your servants. I will pay your servants whatever you say is appropriate, for you know that we have no one among us who knows how to cut down trees like the Sidonians.”

    7When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said,“The LORD is worthy of praise today because he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

    8Hiram then sent this message to Solomon:“I received the message you sent to me. I will give you all the cedars and evergreens you need.

    9My servants will bring the timber down from Lebanon to the sea. I will send it by sea in raft-like bundles to the place you designate. There I will separate the logs and you can carry them away. In exchange you will supply the food I need for my royal court.”

    10So Hiram supplied the cedars and evergreens Solomon needed,

    11and Solomon supplied Hiram annually with 20,000 cors of wheat as provision for his royal court, as well as 120,000 gallons of pure olive oil.

    12So the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he had promised him. And Hiram and Solomon were at peace and made a treaty.

    13King Solomon conscripted work crews from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.

  • 1 Kgs 7:13
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    13Solomon Commissions Hiram to Supply the Temple King Solomon sent for Hiram of Tyre.

  • 2 Sam 5:11
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    11King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.

  • 1 Chr 14:1
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    1David’s Prestige Grows King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters to build a palace for him.

  • 2 Chr 2:11-16
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    11King Huram of Tyre sent this letter to Solomon:“Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you their king.”

    12Huram also said,“Worthy of praise is the LORD God of Israel, who made the sky and the earth! He has given King David a wise son who has discernment and insight and will build a temple for the LORD, as well as a royal palace for himself.

    13Now I am sending you Huram Abi, a skilled and capable man,

    14whose mother is a Danite and whose father is a Tyrian. He knows how to work with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stones, and wood, as well as purple, blue, white, and crimson fabrics. He knows how to do all kinds of engraving and understands any design given to him. He will work with your skilled craftsmen and the skilled craftsmen of my lord David your father.

    15Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he has promised;

    16we will get all the timber you need from Lebanon and bring it in raft-like bundles by sea to Joppa. You can then haul it on up to Jerusalem.”

  • 1 Kgs 6:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

    11The LORD’s message came to Solomon:

    12“As for this temple you are building, if you follow my rules, observe my regulations, and obey all my commandments, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.

  • 1 Kgs 5:17-18
    2 verses
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    17By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple’s foundation with chiseled stone.

    18Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, along with men from Byblos, did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple.

  • 1 Kgs 9:27
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    27Hiram sent his fleet and some of his sailors, who were well acquainted with the sea, to serve with Solomon’s men.

  • 1 Chr 22:4-7
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    4and more cedar logs than could be counted.(The Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large amount of cedar logs to David.)

    5David said,“My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, and the temple to be built for the LORD must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.

    6He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the LORD God of Israel.

    7David said to Solomon:“My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the LORD my God.

  • 2 Chr 2:1
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    1Solomon Gathers Building Materials for the Temple(1:18) Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the LORD, as well as a royal palace for himself.

  • 1 Chr 22:17
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    17David ordered all the officials of Israel to support his son Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 5:3
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    3“You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the LORD his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the LORD subdued his enemies.

  • 1 Kgs 9:11-12
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    11King Solomon gave King Hiram of Tyre twenty cities in the region of Galilee, because Hiram had supplied Solomon with cedars, evergreens, and all the gold he wanted.

    12When Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the cities Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them.

  • 1 Kgs 9:14
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    14Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents of gold.

  • 2 Chr 1:7-8
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    7That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him,“Tell me what I should give you.”

    8Solomon replied to God,“You demonstrated great loyalty to my father David and have made me king in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 1:53
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    53King Solomon sent men to bring him down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon told him,“Go home.”

  • 2 Chr 2:8-9
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    8Send me cedars, evergreens, and algum trees from Lebanon, for I know your servants are adept at cutting down trees in Lebanon. My servants will work with your servants

    9to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.

  • 1 Kgs 2:1
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    1David’s Final Words to Solomon When David was close to death, he told Solomon his son:

  • Acts 7:47
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    47But Solomon built a house for him.

  • 2 Chr 1:2
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    2Solomon addressed all Israel, including those who commanded units of a thousand and a hundred, the judges, and all the leaders of all Israel who were heads of families.

  • 2 Chr 11:3
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    3“Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin,

  • 2 Chr 8:2
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    2Solomon rebuilt the cities that Huram had given him and settled Israelites there.

  • 1 Chr 29:1
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    1The People Contribute to the Project King David said to the entire assembly:“My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is just an inexperienced young man, and the task is great, for this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.

  • 1 Kgs 3:6
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    6Solomon replied,“You demonstrated great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served you faithfully, properly, and sincerely. You have maintained this great loyalty to this day by allowing his son to sit on his throne.

  • 1 Kgs 1:33
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    33and he told them,“Take your master’s servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon.

  • 1 Kgs 10:4
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    4When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s extensive wisdom, the palace he had built,

  • 1 Kgs 1:46
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    46Furthermore, Solomon has assumed the royal throne.