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2 Samuel 5:11

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And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts [was] with him.	And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.	And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And Hiram^H2438 king^H4428 of Tyre^H6865 sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 to David^H1732, and cedar^H730 trees^H6086, and carpenters^H2796, and masons^{H7023 H68}: and they built^H1129 David^H1732 an house^H1004.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁלַח חִירָם מֶלֶךְ־צֹר מַלְאָכִים אֶל־דָּוִד וַעֲצֵי אֲרָזִים וְחָרָשֵׁי עֵץ וְחָרָשֵׁי אֶבֶן קִיר וַיִּבְנוּ־בַיִת לְדָוִד׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ֠/יִּשְׁלַח	Va/i.yish.lach	H7971	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he sent
חִירָ֨ם	chi.Ram	H2438	HNp	Hiram
מֶֽלֶךְ	Me.lekh-	H4428	HNcmsc	(the) king of
צֹ֥ר	tzor	H6865	HNp	Tyre
מַלְאָכִים֮	mal.'a.Khim	H4397	HNcmpa	messengers
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
דָּוִד֒	da.Vid	H1732	HNp	David
וַ/עֲצֵ֣י	va./'a.Tzei	H6086	HC/Ncmpc	and/ trees of
אֲרָזִ֔ים	'a.ra.Zim	H730	HNcmpa	cedars
וְ/חָרָשֵׁ֣י	ve./cha.ra.Shei	H2796	HC/Ncmpc	and/ craftsmen of
עֵ֔ץ	'Etz	H6086	HNcmsa	wood
וְ/חָֽרָשֵׁ֖י	ve./cha.ra.Shei	H2796	HC/Ncmpc	and/ craftsmen of
אֶ֣בֶן	'E.ven	H68	HNcfsc	(the) stone of
קִ֑יר	Kir	H7023	HNcmsa	a wall
וַ/יִּבְנֽוּ	va/i.yiv.nu-	H1129	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they built
בַ֖יִת	Va.yit	H1004	HNcmsa	a house
לְ/דָוִֽד	le./da.Vid	H1732	HR/Np	for/ David

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H68 — אֶבֶן (ʼeben, eh'-ben): from the root of בָּנָה through the meaning to build; a stone; [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
• H730 — אֶרֶז (ʼerez, eh-rez'): from אָרַז; a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots); cedar (tree).
• H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
• H1129 — בָּנָה (bânâh, baw-naw'): a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
• H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
• H2438 — חִירָם (Chîyrâm, khee-rawm'): or חִירוֹםlemma חִירֹם missing vav, corrected to חִירוֹם; another form of חוּרָם; Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians; Hiram, Huram.
• H2796 — חָרָשׁ (chârâsh, khaw-rawsh'): from חָרַשׁ; a fabricator or any material; artificer, ([phrase]) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, [phrase] mason, skilful, ([phrase]) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.
• H4397 — מֲלְאָךְ (mălʼâk, mal-awk'): from an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher); ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H6086 — עֵץ (ʻêts, ates): from עָצָה; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
• H6865 — צֹר (Tsôr, tsore): or צוֹר; the same as צֹר; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine; Tyre, Tyrus.
• H7023 — קִיר (qîyr, keer): or קִר; (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קִירָה; from קוּר; a wall (as built in a trench); [phrase] mason, side, town, [idiom] very, wall.
• H7971 — שָׁלַח (shâlach, shaw-lakh'): a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Hiram — 1 Kings 5:1-2, 1 Kings 5:8-9, 1 Chronicles 14:1
• they built — 2 Samuel 7:2, 1 Kings 7:1-12, Ecclesiastes 2:4-11, Jeremiah 22:14-16

Reciprocal references (6): Joshua 19:29, 1 Chronicles 22:2, 1 Chronicles 22:4, 2 Chronicles 2:3, Psalms 30:1, Amos 1:9

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: ARTS AND CRAFTS, HIRAM, NATION, THE
• Torrey’s: ARTS OF THE
• Nave’s: AMBASSADORS, ART, CARPENTRY, CEDAR, COMMERCE, DAVID, DIPLOMACY, HIRAM, MASON

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