New King James Version
1 Chronicles 14:1
1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, and stonemasons and carpenters to build him a palace.
Context of 1 Chronicles 14:1
Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. 2So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel. 3Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and daughters.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 141 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 5:11Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters and masons. And they built David a house.
- 1 Kings 5:1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always loved David.
- 2 Chronicles 2:11Then Hiram king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon: Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them.
- 1 Chronicles 22:2So David commanded to gather the aliens who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.
- 1 Kings 5:6Now therefore, command that they cut down cedars for me from Lebanon; and my servants will be with your servants, and I will pay you wages for your servants according to whatever you say. For you know there is none among us who has skill to cut timber like the Sidonians.
- 2 Chronicles 2:3Then Solomon sent to Hiram king of Tyre, saying: As you have dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me.
- Ezra 3:7They also gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the permission which they had from Cyrus king of Persia.
- 1 Chronicles 17:1Now it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under tent curtains.”
- 2 Samuel 7:2that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells inside tent curtains.”
- 1 Kings 7:1But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house.
- Jeremiah 22:13“Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness And his chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages And gives him nothing 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
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