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Hiram, Huram

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: H By: James P. Boyd

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(noble). (1) King of Tyre who furnished men and material to David and Solomon (2 Sam. 5:11¹¹And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. (2 Samuel 5:11); 1 Kings 5; 1 Chron. 14:1¹Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house. (1 Chronicles 14:1)). (2) Hiram’s chief architect (1 Kings 7:13,40¹³And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. (1 Kings 7:13)
⁴⁰And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord: (1 Kings 7:40)).

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