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Huramחוּרָםkingמֶלֶךְof TyreצֹרsentוַיִּשְׁלַחmessengersמַלְאָכִיםtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִידand cedarוַ אֲרָזִיםtrees,עֲצֵיand craftsmenוְחָרָשֵׁיin wallקִירand craftsmenוְחָרָשֵׁיin wood,עֵצִיםto buildלִבְנוֹתhimלוֹa house.בָּיִת
1 Chronicles 14:1
Study it in the app“Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and craftsmen in wall and craftsmen in wood, to build him a house.”
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1 Chronicles 14:1, word by word
- Huramחוּרָםchuram
Hiram
Hiram: king of Tyre, friend of David and of Solomon, who sent cedar wood and craftsmen (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5); also a craftsman from Tyre who worked on the temple (1 Kings 7:13).
Where else “churam” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Tyreצֹרtsor
Tyre
See it on the mapWhere else “tsor” appears- sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- messengersמַלְאָכִיםmalachim
messenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malachim” appears- Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and cedarאֲרָזִיםarazim
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “arazim” appears- treesעֲצֵיatse
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “atse” appears- and craftsmenחָרָשֵׁיcharashe
craftsman
Craftsman: one who works stone, wood or metal.
Where else “charashe” appears- in wallקִירkir
wall
The wall of a house or a city.
Where else “kir” appears- to buildבְנוֹתvenot
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “venot” appears- a houseבָּיִתbayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appears
Translation note
This chapter repeats, with differences, 2 Samuel 5:11-25. “Huram” is the form in which Chronicles usually writes the name of Hiram, king of Tyre; here the written form says “Hiram” and the form that is read, “Huram.”
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1 Chronicles 14:1-2
1Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and craftsmen in wall and craftsmen in wood, to build him a house. 2And David knew that YHWH had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.
11Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and craftsmen in wood and craftsmen in wall stone, and they built a house for David. 12David knew that YHWH had established him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
Places in this verse
Tyre
Today: Tyre (Sour), Lebanon
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Israel's present border.
Its king Hiram helped David and Solomon with timber and workers (1 Kgs 5:1). Ezekiel announced its fall (Ezek 27:2), and Jesus mentioned it when rebuking towns that did not change their minds (Matt 11:21).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And David knew that YHWH had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.