1 Chronicles 14:1

1 Chronicles 14:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace for him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also masons and carpenters to build a house for him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.

Context of 1 Chronicles 14:1

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar timbers, masons and carpenters, to build a house (palace) for him. 2And David understood that the Lord had established and confirmed him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel. 3Then David took more wives at Jerusalem, and he became the father of more sons and daughters.

1 Chronicles 14:1 word by word

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח חוּרָ֨ם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹ֥ר מַלְאָכִים֮ אֶל־דָּוִיד֒ וַעֲצֵ֣י אֲרָזִ֔ים וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י קִ֔יר וְחָרָשֵׁ֖י עֵצִ֑ים לִבְנ֥וֹת ל֖וֹ בָּֽיִת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now Hiramחוּרָםchûrâm · HiramH2361
• Now Hiramחִירָםchîyrâm chîyrôm · HiramH2438
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Tyreצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and timberעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• of cedarsאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• with masonsקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
• and carpentersחָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁיםchârâsh · artificerH2796
• to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• him an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 14:1

• 2 Samuel 5:11Now Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, carpenters, and stonemasons; and they built a house (palace) for David.
• 1 Kings 5:1Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always been a friend of David.
• 2 Chronicles 2:11Then Hiram, king of Tyre replied in a letter sent to Solomon: “Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them.”
• 1 Chronicles 22:2So David gave orders to gather the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he assigned stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God.
• 1 Kings 5:6So now, command that they cut cedar trees from Lebanon for me, and my servants will join your servants, and I will give you whatever wages you set for your servants. For you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the men of Sidon.”
• 2 Chronicles 2:3Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre, saying, “As you dealt with my father David and sent him cedars to build himself a house in which to live, [please] do the same for me.
• Ezra 3:7They gave money to the masons and to the carpenters, and gave food, drink, and [olive] oil to the people from Sidon and Tyre, to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the seaport of Joppa, in accordance with the authorization they had from Cyrus king of Persia.
• 1 Chronicles 17:1As David sat in his house (palace), he said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I live in a house of cedars, while the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under tent curtains.”
• 2 Samuel 7:2the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within tent curtains.”
• 1 Kings 7:1Now Solomon built his own house (palace) in thirteen years, and he finished all of his house [in that time].
• Jeremiah 22:13“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness And his upper chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay And does not give him wages [for his work],

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 14:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Now Hiram king of Tyre - See the transactions of this chapter related 2 Samuel 5:11-25; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Compare 2 Samuel 5:11-25, the only important variations from which are in 1 Chronicles 14:4-7, the list of the sons of David (see 1 Chronicles 3:1 note), and in 1 Chronicles 14:12, where the fact is added that the idols taken from the Philistines were burned.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David's victories. --In this chapter we have an account of, 1. David's kingdom established. 2. His family built up. 3. His enemies defeated. This is repeated from 2Sa 5. Let the fame of David be looked upon as a type and figure of the exalted honour of the Son of David.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Hiram's generosity showed more proof of God's plan to make David king.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11Ch 14:1, 2. Hiram's Kindness to David; David's Felicity. 1. Now Hiram king of Tyre--[See on 2Sa 5:11]. The alliance with this neighboring king, and the important advantages derived from it, were among the most fortunate circumstances in David's reign. The providence of God appeared concurrent with His promise in smoothing the early course of his reign. Having conquered the Jebusites and made Zion the royal residence, he had now, along with internal…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings