2 Samuel 5:11

“And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.”

"And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house." - 2 Samuel 5:11
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What does 2 Samuel 5:11 mean?

2 Samuel 5:11 (KJV): "And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house." This verse from the book of 2 Samuel provides insight into the reign of King David and his relationship with Hiram, the king of…

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The Divine Provision: Building a House for the Anointed

In 2 Samuel 5:11, we find a poignant moment in the life of David during his ascent to kingship over Israel, wherein Hiram, the king of Tyre, extends a gesture of goodwill: "And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they…

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A Prayer for Divine Partnerships and Strength in Our Foundations

O Lord God of Hosts, We come before Your holy throne today, reflecting upon the powerful moment captured in the Scripture of 2 Samuel 5:11, where Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, bringing with him cedar trees, carpenters, and masons to build David a house. We…

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2 Samuel 5:11 - "¶ And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house."
2 Samuel 11:5 - "And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child."
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"And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child." - 2 Samuel 11:5
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2 Samuel 5:15 - "Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"
2 Samuel 5:16 - "And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet."
"And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet." - 2 Samuel 5:16
2 Samuel 2:11 - "And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months."
2 Samuel 5:18 - "The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
2 Samuel 5:7 - "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David."
2 Samuel 5:22 - "¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
Philippians 2:5-11
2 Samuel 5:21 - "And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them."
2 Samuel 11:18 - "¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;"
2 Samuel 21:11 - "And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done."
1 Samuel 11:5 - "And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh."
"Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia," - 2 Samuel 5:15
2 Samuel 5:10 - "And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him."
2 Samuel 5:4 - "¶ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years."
2 Samuel 3:11 - "And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him."
2 Samuel 11:14 - "¶ And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah."
2 Samuel 3:5 - "And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron."
2 Samuel 22:11 - "And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind."
1 Samuel 5:2 - "When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon."
2 Samuel 11:22 - "¶ So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for."