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Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to 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.
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A Historically Real Alliance
Multiple commentators confirm that Hiram of Tyre was a real historical figure, mentioned in non-biblical Phoenician and Greek records. His sending of an embassy was a standard diplomatic act to congratulate Solomon and reaffirm the long-standing, friendly alliance he had enjoyed with King David.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hiram, king of Tyre - Menander of Ephesus, who wrote a history of Tyre in Greek based on native Tyrian documents around 300 B.C., mentioned …
19th Century
Anglican
Hiram is first mentioned in 2 Samuel 5:11 (and the parallel, 1 Chronicles 14:1) as having sent workmen and…
Baptist
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in his father's place: for Hiram was ever…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Hiram king of Tyre sent servants to Solomon His ambassadors, to condole him on the death of his father, and cong…
Here is Solomon's design to build a temple. There is no adversary, meaning no Satan (as the word "adversary" itself implies); nor is there any inst…
