1 Chronicles 14:1
What does 1 Chronicles 14:1 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 14:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David with cedar-trees, and stoneworkers and woodworkers for the building of his house.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Huram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-wood, and artificers of walls, and artificers of wood, to build to him a house.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel’s sake.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 3:7
They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, unto them of Sidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea, unto Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
- 1 Chronicles 17:1
And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah dwelleth under curtains.
- 1 Kings 5:6
Now therefore command thou that they cut me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that knoweth how to cut timber like unto the Sidonians.
- Jeremiah 22:13
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor’s service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;
- 1 Kings 5:18
And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.
- 2 Chronicles 2:3
And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him a house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
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