Text: 1 Kings 5:1
OT Text Referred to: 2 Samuel 5:11
Subject: Solomon's message to Hiram
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: In 1 Kings 5:1, Hiram king of Tyre sends envoys to Solomon because "Hiram had always been a friend of David" (כִּי אֹהֵב הָיָה חִירָם לְדָוִד, ki 'ohev hayah Chiram leDavid). The connection to 2 Samuel 5:11 establishes the origin of this alliance: "Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David." The same Hiram who supplied materials for David's palace now renews the alliance with Solomon for the temple project. This continuity of the Tyrian alliance across two generations enabled the temple construction — what Hiram began for David's house he now extends to the LORD's house.
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Text: 2 Samuel 5:11
OT Text Referred to: 1 Kings 5:1
Subject: Solomon's message to Hiram
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Both texts feature Hiram of Tyre as the international partner of Israel's monarchy. 2 Samuel 5:11 describes Hiram sending materials and craftsmen for David's palace, while 1 Kings 5:1 notes that "Hiram had always been a friend of David" (אֹהֵב הָיָה חִירָם לְדָוִד, ohev hayah Chiram leDavid). Solomon's message to Hiram in 1 Kings 5 explicitly links the temple project to David's unfulfilled desire, quoting the Davidic covenant: David could not build because of war, but God promised his son would build. The Tyrian alliance thus spans the entire united monarchy, with Hiram providing the same raw materials — particularly אֲרָזִים (arazim, "cedars") — for both David's palace and Solomon's temple.