Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
Hiram
They built
Bible References
Hiram
1 Kings 5:1
King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father's place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.)
1 Chronicles 14:1
King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters to build a palace for him.
They built
2 Samuel 7:2
The king said to Nathan the prophet, "Look! I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of God sits in the middle of a tent."
1 Kings 7:1
Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace.
Ecclesiastes 2:4
I increased my possessions: I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.
Jeremiah 22:14
He says, "I will build myself a large palace with spacious upper rooms." He cuts windows in its walls, panels it with cedar, and paints its rooms red.