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2 Samuel 5:11

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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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1 Kings 5:1Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.1 Chronicles 14:1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.Psalms 30:1I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.1 Kings 5:1–2Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.1 Kings 5:18So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.2 Chronicles 2:3Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.Amos 1:9This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.Joshua 19:29The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,1 Kings 7:1–12Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.Jeremiah 22:14–16who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.2 Samuel 7:2he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”Ecclesiastes 2:4–11I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.1 Kings 5:8–10Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.1 Chronicles 22:2So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.Ezekiel 26:2“Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’1 Chronicles 22:4and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.

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