Hiram, king of Tyre, is now mentioned for the first time. He outlived David and continued his friendship with Solomon. The news of the captu…

Hiram king of Tyre. This is the same Hiram, variously spelled Hirom and Huram, who was afterwards the friend of …

And Hiram king of Tyre
This was father of that Hiram that lived in the times of Solomon, whose name was Abibalus bef…

David's house was not worse, nor less fit to be dedicated to God, for being built by the sons of the stranger. It is prophesied of the gospel churc…