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Hiramחִירָםkingמֶלֶךְof TyreצֹרsentוַיִּשְׁלַחmessengersמַלְאָכִיםtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִדand cedarוַ אֲרָזִיםtrees,עֲצֵיand craftsmenוְחָרָשֵׁיin woodעֵץand craftsmenוְחָרָשֵׁיin wallקִירstone,אֶבֶןand they builtוַיִּבְנוּa houseבַיִתfor David.לְדָוִד
2 Samuel 5:11
Study it in the app“Hiram 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.”
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2 Samuel 5:11, word by word
- Hiramחִירָםchiram
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 “chiram” 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- Davidדָּוִדdavid
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- stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- and they builtיִּבְנוּyivnu
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yivnu” appears- a houseבַיִתvayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vayit” appears
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2 Samuel 5:11-12
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.
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.
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
10David kept growing greater, and YHWH, Elohim Tsevaot, was with him.
11 · This verse (above)
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.