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Hiram

Also called Huram

Mentioned in 23 verses across 4 books, first in 1 Kings 5:1. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 14 verses in 1 Kings, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

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.

  • 1 Kings 9:12

    So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them.

  • 1 Kings 9:14

    And Hiram had sent the king 120 talents of gold.

  • 1 Kings 9:27

    And Hiram sent his servants, men who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.

  • 1 Kings 10:11

    (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.

  • 1 Kings 10:22

    For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Dictionary

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.

Read Easton’s entry

Also “Huram” and “Horam,” king of Tyre. He entered into an alliance with David, and assisted him in building his palace by sending him able workmen, and also cedar-trees and fir-trees from Lebanon (2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Chr. 14:1). After the death of David he entered into a similar alliance with Solomon, and assisted him greatly in building the temple (1 Kings 5:1; 9:11; 2 Chr. 2:3). He also took part in Solomon’s traffic to the Eastern Seas (1 Kings 9:27; 10:11; 2 Chr. 8:18; 9:10).

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