1 Kings 5:1
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“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
What Does 1 Kings 5:1 Mean?
1 Kings 5:1 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 5, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 5:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Chronicles 14:1“Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.”2 Samuel 5:11“And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.”1 Kings 5:10“So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.”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 an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.”Psalms 45:12“And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.”1 Kings 5:13“And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.”1 Kings 9:12“And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.”Amos 1:9“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:”Luke 7:5“For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.”2 Samuel 8:10“Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:”1 Kings 9:13“And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.”Isaiah 23:1“The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.”Ezekiel 27:5“They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.”Acts 7:47“But Solomon built him an house.”Titus 1:8“But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;”2 Samuel 10:1“And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.”
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