Hiram

The first 10 of 23 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 5:11

  Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 5:1

  Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.

• 1 Kings 5:2

  And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:

• 1 Kings 5:7

  When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”

• 1 Kings 5:8

  Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.

• 1 Kings 5:10

  So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,

• 1 Kings 5:11

  and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.

• 1 Kings 5:12

  And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.

• 1 Kings 5:18

  So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.

• 1 Kings 9:11

  King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.