2 Samuel 5 · Verse 11

2 Samuel 5:11

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
2 Samuel 5:11, King James Version

2 Samuel 5:11 in other translations

BSBNow Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
WEBHiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, with cedar trees, carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
ASVAnd Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
YLTAnd Hiram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-trees, and artificers of wood, and artificers of stone, for walls, and they build a house for David,
DARBYAnd Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
BBEAnd Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David, with cedar-trees and woodworkers and stoneworkers: and they made David a house.
WebsterAnd Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David a house.

What does 2 Samuel 5:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 5:11-12
11-12. Hiram ... sent carpenters, and masons--The influx of Tyrian architects and mechanics affords a clear evidence of the low state to which, through the disorders of long-continued war, the better class of artisans had declined in Israel. 2Sa 5:13-16. Eleven Sons Born to Him.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Hiram king of Tyre - He was a very friendly man, and no doubt a believer in the true God. He was not only a friend to David, but also of his son Solomon, to whom, in building the temple, he afforded the most important assistance.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:11-16
David's house was not the worse, nor the less fit to be dedicated to God, for being built by the sons of the stranger. It is prophesied of the gospel church, The sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee, Is 60:10. David's government was rooted and built up. David was established king; so is the Son of David, and all who, through him, are made to our God kings and priests. Never had the nation of Israel appeared so great as it began now to be. Many have the favour and love of God, yet do not perceive it, and so want the comfort of it; but to be exalted to that, and to perceive it, is happiness. David owned it was for his people's sake God had done great things for him; that he might be a blessing to them, and that they might be happy under him.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Samuel 5:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachand he sentH7971
חִירָ֨םchi.RamHiramH2438
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
צֹ֥רtzorTyreH6865
מַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimmessengersH4397
אֶל\־'el-toH413
דָּוִד֒da.VidDavidH1732
וַעֲצֵ֣יva.'a.Tzeiand trees ofH6086
אֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimcedarsH730
וְחָרָשֵׁ֣יve.cha.ra.Sheiand craftsmen ofH2796
עֵ֔ץ'EtzwoodH6086
וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖יve.cha.ra.Sheiand craftsmen ofH2796
אֶ֣בֶן'E.ven[the] stone ofH68
קִ֑ירKira wallH7023
וַיִּבְנֽוּ\־vai.yiv.nu-and they builtH1129
בַ֖יִתVa.yita houseH1004
לְדָוִֽד\׃le.da.Vidfor DavidH1732

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 5:11

  • 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 Kings 5:1-2

    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. And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

  • 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 Kings 5:8-10

    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.

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 22:14-16

    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? He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.

  • Ecclesiastes 2:4-11

    I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me: …

  • 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. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hiram.
1Ki 5:1,2,8,9; 1Ch 14:1
masons. Heb. hewers of the stone of the wall. they built.
7:2; 1Ki 7:1-12; Ec 2:4-11; Jer 22:14-16

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 5:10

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

  • 2 Samuel 5:11

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

  • 2 Samuel 5:12

    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.

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2 Samuel 5:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
E Hiram rey de Tiro envió también embajadores á David, y madera de cedro, y carpinteros, y canteros para los muros, los cuales edificaron la casa de David.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Hiram, roi de Tyr, envoya des messagers à David, et des bois de cèdre, et des charpentiers, et des tailleurs de pierres pour les murailles; et ils bâtirent une maison à David.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Hiram, der König von Tyrus, sandte Boten zu David, und Cedernholz und Zimmerleute und Mauerleute; und sie bauten David ein Haus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Misit quoque Hiram rex Tyri nuntios ad David, et ligna cedrina, et artifices lignorum, artificesque lapidum ad parietes: et ædificaverunt domum David.