1 Chronicles 14:1

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Hiram	חִירָם Chîyrâm	H2438	Chiram or Chirom
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Tyre	צֹ֥ר tzor	H6865	Tsor · proper noun, a place name
sent	וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח Vai.yish.lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
messengers	מַלְאָכִים֮ mal.'a.Khim	H4397	a messenger · noun, common masculine plural absolute
David	דָּוִיד֒ da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
timber	וַעֲצֵ֣י va.'a.Tzei	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
cedars	אֲרָזִ֔ים 'a.ra.Zim	H730	a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
masons	קִ֔יר Kir	H7023	a wall (as built in a trench) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
carpenters	וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י ve.cha.ra.Shei	H2796	a fabricator or any material · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
build	לִבְנ֥וֹת liv.Not	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
house	בָּֽיִת Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Samuel 5:11-16 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
2 Chronicles 2:3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house…
Ezra 3:7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring…
2 Samuel 7:2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
1 Kings 5:1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram…
1 Kings 5:6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I giv…
1 Kings 5:8-12 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber…
1 Kings 5:18 And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 14:1-7

We may observe here, 1. There is no man that has such a sufficiency in himself but he has need of his neighbours and has reason to be thankful for their help: David had a very large kingdom, Hiram a very little one; yet David could not build himself a house to his mind unless Hiram furnished him with both workmen and materials, Ch1 14:1. This is a reason why we should despise none, but, as we have opportunity, be obliging to all. 2. It is a great satisfaction to a wise man to be settled, and to a good man to see the special providences of God in his settlement. The people had made David king; but he could not be easy, nor think himself happy, till he perceived that the Lord had confirmed him…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 14:1

Now Hiram king of Tyre - See the transactions of this chapter related Sa2 5:11-25 (note).

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 14:1

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Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 14:1–end

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 14:1-7

Even though the Ark was not present in Jerusalem (13:1-14), God blessed David’s palace, his children, and his conquest of the Philistines. God’s blessing did not depend on the presence of the Ark. These blessings eventually encouraged David to carry out his original plan to bring the Ark into Jerusalem (15:1-29). 14:1-2 Hiram’s generosity provided further evidence of God’s purpose in making David king.

Rashi on 1 Chronicles 14:1

And Hiram the king of Tyre sent It is explained in Genesis Rabbah (85:4): “This man was accustomed to being friendly to the tribe of Judah; so was Hirah the Adullamite to Judah. and masons and carpenters craftsmen.

Dictionary and topics

Carpenter — An artificer in stone, iron, and copper, as well as in wood (2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Chr. 14:1; Mark 6:3). The tools used by carpenters are mentioned in 1 Sam. 13:19, 20; Judg. 4:21; Isa. 10:15; 44:13. It was…
Hiram — High-born. (1.) Generally “Huram,” one of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 8:5). (2.) Also “Huram” and “Horam,” king of Tyre. He entered into an alliance with David, and assisted him in building his palace…
Hiram, Or Huram — (noble).
Huram — (noble born).
Hiram · .Builds a house for David — .Builds a house for David
Mason · .Of later times — .Of later times

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).