John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 5:1

"And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David." — 1 Kings 5:1 (ASV)

And Hiram king of Tyre sent servants to Solomon
His ambassadors, to condole him on the death of his father, and congratulate him on his accession to the throne; this king is called by the Phoenician historians ^F19 Hirom, and by Eupolemus ^F20 Suron, as he is Huram in (2 Chronicles 2:3); and by Theophilus of Antioch ^F21 Hierom the son of Abelmalus, in the twelfth year of whose reign the temple was built:

for he had heard that they had anointed him, king in the room of his
father ;
that the Israelites had anointed him king:

for Hiram was ever a lover of David ;
a friend and ally of his; and we never read of the Tyrians being at war with him, or assisting any of his enemies.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F19: Apud Joseph. contr. Apion. l. 1. c. 17, 18.
• F20: Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 33, 34.
• F21: Ad Antolyc. l. 3. p. 131, 132.