Parallel Verses

King James Version

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

New American Standard Bible

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

Holman Bible

King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters to build a palace for him.

International Standard Version

After this, King Hiram of Tyre sent a delegation to David, accompanied by cedar logs, stone masons, and wood workers, to construct a palace for him.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar timbers, masons and carpenters, to build a house (palace) for him.

Bible in Basic English

And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David with cedar-trees, and stoneworkers and woodworkers for the building of his house.

Darby Translation

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.

Julia Smith Translation

And Hiram king of Tyre will send messengers to David, and trees of cedars and workmen of the wall and workmen of woods to build for him a house.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers to David and cedar trees, {masons}, and {carpenters} to build a house for him.

Modern King James verseion

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timbers of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

After that Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedar trees with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.

NET Bible

King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters to build a palace for him.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers unto David, and timber of cedars, with masons and artificers, to build for him a house.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חירם חירם 
Chiyram 
Usage: 26

מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

of Tyre
צור צר 
Tsor 
Usage: 42

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

מלאך 
Mal'ak 
Usage: 213

to David
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

and timber
עץ 
`ets 
Usage: 329

of cedars
ארז 
'erez 
Usage: 73

with masons
קירה קר קיר 
Qiyr 
Usage: 74

to build
בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

References

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Context Readings

David's Wives And Children

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


Cross References

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.

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 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 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.

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 7:1-12

But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his 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.

1 Chronicles 22:2

And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

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,

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;

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