Text: 1 Kings 5:1-5
OT Text Referred to: 2 Samuel 5:11
Subject: Hiram's alliance continued from David to Solomon
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: In 1 Kings 5:1-5, Solomon explains to Hiram king of Tyre why David could not build the temple — "because of the wars waged against him on every side" — and now announces that the LORD has given him rest (מְנוּחָה, menuchah) on every side, enabling the temple project. Solomon explicitly references the Davidic covenant: "the LORD told my father David, 'Your son whom I will set on your throne in your place will build the house for My name'" (cf. 2 Sam 7:12-13). The connection to 2 Samuel 5:11, where Hiram first supplied cedar for David's palace, shows the temple project as the culmination of the David-Hiram alliance, now redirected from palace to temple.
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Text: 2 Samuel 5:11
OT Text Referred to: 1 Kings 5:1-5
Subject: Hiram of Tyre's alliance with David and Solomon
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: In 2 Samuel 5:11, Hiram king of Tyre sends cedar, carpenters, and stonemasons to build David a palace. In 1 Kings 5:1-5, Solomon writes to the same Hiram (or his successor), explaining that David could not build the temple "because of the wars surrounding him" but now God has given Solomon מְנוּחָה (menuchah, "rest") on every side. The connection between these texts shows the Davidic building program spanning two generations: Hiram's alliance with David produced a palace, while the same Tyrian alliance with Solomon would produce the temple. Solomon explicitly cites the Davidic covenant promise — "your son whom I will set on your throne... he will build a house for my Name" (1 Kgs 5:5) — making the temple project the fulfillment of 2 Samuel 7's oracle.