1 Kings 5:1

Easy To Read Version

Hiram was the king of Tyre. Hiram had always been David’s friend. So when Hiram heard that Solomon had become the new king after David, he sent his servants to Solomon.

Cross References

Genesis 15:18

So on that day, the Lord made a promise and an agreement with Abram. The Lord said, “I will give this land to your descendants. I will give them the land between the River of Egypt [88] and the great river Euphrates.

2 Samuel 5:11

Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David. Hiram also sent cedar trees, carpenters and stonemasons. They built a house for David.

2 Samuel 8:10

So Toi sent his son Joram to King David. Joram greeted David and blessed him because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him. (Hadadezer had fought wars against Toi before.) Joram brought things made of silver, gold, and bronze.

1 Kings 10:25

Every year people came to see the king. And every person brought a gift. They brought things made from gold and silver, clothes, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

1 Kings 5:13

King Solomon forced 30,000 men of Israel to help in this work.

1 Chronicles 14:1

Hiram was king of the city of Tyre. Hiram sent messengers to David. Hiram also sent logs from cedar trees, stonecutters, {\cf2\super [147]} and carpenters {\cf2\super [148]} to David. Hiram sent them to build a house for David.

2 Chronicles 17:11

Some of the Philistine people brought gifts to Jehoshaphat. They also brought silver to Jehoshaphat because they knew he was a very powerful king. Some Arabian people brought flocks to Jehoshaphat. They brought 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats to him.

2 Chronicles 2:3

Then Solomon sent a message to Hiram. Hiram was the king of the city of Tyre. Solomon said, “Help me like you helped my father David. You sent wood to him from cedar trees so he could build a house for himself to live in.

2 Chronicles 9:26

Solomon was the king over all the kings from the Euphrates River all the way to the land of the Philistine people, and to the border of Egypt.

Ezra 4:20

Jerusalem has had powerful kings ruling over it and over the whole area west of the Euphrates River. Taxes and money to honor kings, and duty taxes have been paid to those kings.

Psalm 45:12

Wealthy people from Tyre\par will bring gifts to you\par so they might meet with you.\par

Psalm 72:8

Let his kingdom grow from sea to sea,\par from the \{Euphrates\} River\par to the faraway places on earth. {\cf2\super [411]} \par

Psalm 80:12

God, why did you pull down the walls\par that protect your “vine”?\par Now every person who passes by\par picks its grapes.\par

Exodus 34:24

“When you go into your land, I will force your enemies out of that land. I will expand your borders—you will get more and more land. You will go before the Lord your God three times each year. At that time, no one will try to take your land from you.

Isaiah 23:1

The sad message about Tyre: You ships from Tarshish, {\cf2\super [219]} be sad! Your harbor has been destroyed. (The people on these ships were told this news while on their way from the land of Kittim.) {\cf2\super [220]}

Ezekiel 19:11

Then she grew large branches.\par They were like a strong walking stick.\par They were like a king’s scepter. {\cf2\super [136]} \par The vine grew taller and taller.\par It had many branches\par and reached to the clouds.\par

Amos 1:9

The Lord says these things: “I will definitely punish \{the people of\} Tyre {\cf2\super [18]} for the many crimes they did. {\cf2\super [19]} Why? Because they took an entire nation and sent them as slaves to Edom. {\cf2\super [20]} They did not remember the agreement they had made with their brothers (Israel).

Numbers 24:7

You will always have enough water, enough water for your seeds to grow. Your king will be greater than king Agag. Your kingdom will be very great.

Luke 7:5

He loves our people and he built the synagogue {\cf2\super [125]} for us.”

Deuteronomy 20:11

If they accept your offer and open their gates, then all the people in that city will become your slaves and be forced to work for you.

1 Samuel 10:27

But some troublemakers said, “How can this man save us?” They said bad things about Saul and refused to bring gifts to him. But Saul said nothing.