1 Chronicles 14:1
Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
1 Chronicles 14:1 in other translations
| BSB | Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him. |
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| WEB | Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house. |
| ASV | And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house. |
| YLT | And Huram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-wood, and artificers of walls, and artificers of wood, to build to him a house. |
| DARBY | And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. |
| BBE | And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David with cedar-trees, and stoneworkers and woodworkers for the building of his house. |
| Webster | Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. |
What does 1 Chronicles 14:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
Hiram sends artificers and materials to David, to build him a house, 1Chr 14:1, 1Chr 14:2. David's wives and children, 1Chr 14:3-7. He defeats the Philistines in two battles: one in the valley of Rephaim, 1Chr 14:8-12; and the other at Gibeon and Gazer, 1Chr 14:13-16. His fame goes out into all the surrounding nations, 1Chr 14:17. Verse 1 Now Hiram king of Tyre - See the transactions of this chapter related 2Sam 5:11-25 (note).Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
1 Chronicles 14:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 14:1
- 2 Chronicles 2:3
And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
- Ezra 3:7
They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
- 2 Samuel 5:11-16
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake. And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, …
- 2 Chronicles 2:8-12
Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants, Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great. And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil. Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the Lord hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them. …
- 1 Kings 5:8-12
And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household. So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. …
- 2 Samuel 7:2
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.
- 1 Kings 5:1
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.
- 1 Kings 5:6
Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.
- 1 Kings 7:1-12
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks. …
- Jeremiah 22:13-15
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
- 1 Kings 5:18
And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
- 1 Chronicles 17:1
Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2 David's felicity in people, wives, and children.
8 His two victories against the Philistines.
A.M. 2961. B.C. 1043. An. Ex. Is. 448. Hiram.
2Sa 5:11,12-16; 1Ki 5:1,8-12; 2Ch 2:11,12
Huram. and timber.
22:2; 1Ki 5:6,9,10,18; 2Ch 2:3,8-10; Ezr 3:7
to build him.
17:1; 2Sa 7:2; 1Ki 7:1-12; Jer 22:13-15
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Context
- 1 Chronicles 14:1
Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
- 1 Chronicles 14:2
And David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
1 Chronicles 14:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | E HIRAM rey de Tiro envió embajadores á David, y madera de cedro, y albañiles y carpinteros, que le edificasen una casa. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Hiram, roi de Tyr, envoya des messagers à David, et des bois de cèdre, et des maçons, et des charpentiers, pour lui bâtir une maison. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Hiram, der König von Tyrus, sandte Boten zu David, und Cedernholz und Mauerleute und Zimmerleute, damit sie ihm ein Haus bauten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Misit quoque Hiram rex Tyri nuntios ad David, et ligna cedrina, et artifices parietum, lignorumque, ut ædificarent ei domum. |