1 Kings 5:2

World English Bible (2000)

Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 2:3 : 3 Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, "As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build him a house in which to dwell, [even so deal with me].

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  • 1 Kgs 5:1
    88%

    1 Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

  • 2 Chr 2:3
    86%

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

  • 1 Kgs 5:5-13
    9 verses
    83%

    5 Behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, as Yahweh spoke to David my father, saying, 'Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, he shall build the house for my name.'

    6 Now therefore command that they cut me cedar trees out of Lebanon. My servants shall be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you shall say. For you know that there is not among us any who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians."

    7 It happened, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, "Blessed is Yahweh this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people."

    8 Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, "I have heard the message which you have sent to me. I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.

    9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that you shall appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and you shall receive them. You shall accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household."

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

    11 Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil. Solomon gave this to Hiram year by year.

    12 Yahweh gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a treaty together.

    13 King Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.

  • 1 Kgs 7:13
    83%

    13 King Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

  • 2 Sam 5:11
    81%

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

  • 1 Chr 14:1
    79%

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

  • 2 Chr 2:11-16
    6 verses
    79%

    11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, "Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them."

    12 Huram continued, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

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

    14 the 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 brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson, also to engrave any kind of engraving, and to devise any device; that there may be a place appointed to him with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.

    15 "Now therefore the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants:

    16 and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you shall need; and we will bring it to you in floats by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up to Jerusalem."

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

    11 The word of Yahweh came to Solomon, saying,

    12 "Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in my statutes, and execute my ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.

  • 1 Kgs 5:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    17 The king commanded, and they cut out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.

    18 Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

  • 1 Kgs 9:27
    76%

    27 Hiram sent in the navy his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

  • 1 Chr 22:4-7
    4 verses
    75%

    4 and cedar trees without number: for the Sidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar trees in abundance to David.

    5 David said, "Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries. I will therefore make preparation for it." So David prepared abundantly before his death.

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

    7 David said to Solomon his son, "As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God.

  • 2 Chr 2:1
    75%

    1 Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the name of Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.

  • 1 Chr 22:17
    74%

    17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 5:3
    74%

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

  • 1 Kgs 9:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11 (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

    12 Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they didn't please him.

  • 1 Kgs 9:14
    73%

    14 Hiram sent to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.

  • 2 Chr 1:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask what I shall give you."

    8 Solomon said to God, "You have shown great loving kindness to David my father, and have made me king in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 1:53
    73%

    53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. He came and did obeisance to king Solomon; and Solomon said to him, "Go to your house."

  • 2 Chr 2:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

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

    9 even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.

  • 1 Kgs 2:1
    72%

    1 Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he commanded Solomon his son, saying,

  • Acts 7:47
    72%

    47 But Solomon built him a house.

  • 2 Chr 1:2
    72%

    2 Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' [houses].

  • 2 Chr 11:3
    72%

    3 "Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

  • 2 Chr 8:2
    71%

    2 that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

  • 1 Chr 29:1
    71%

    1 David the king said to all the assembly, "Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Yahweh God.

  • 1 Kgs 3:6
    71%

    6 Solomon said, "You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

  • 1 Kgs 1:33
    71%

    33 The king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.

  • 1 Kgs 10:4
    70%

    4 When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

  • 1 Kgs 1:46
    70%

    46 Also, Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.