Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, masons and carpenters, to build a house for him.

And it came about, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I am dwelling in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under curtains.”

In all places where I have walked with all Israel, have I spoken a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built for Me a house of cedar?’”’

and timbers of cedar logs beyond number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought large quantities of cedar timber to David.