2 Samuel 5:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 5:11 — by Collins Asein
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2 Samuel 5:11 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an ho..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 5:11 — KJV
“And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. masons: Heb. hewers of the stone of the wall”
— 2 Samuel 5:11 (KJV)
2 Samuel 5:11 in Context — About the Book of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel covers David's reign — his triumphs, his devastating fall with Bathsheba, and his raw, honest walk back to God. It shows that even a man after God's own heart needs mercy, and that God's covenant love survives our worst chapters.
Cross-References for 2 Samuel 5:11
“Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:11: hiram, king, tyre
“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. Huram: or, Hiram”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:11: hiram, king, tyre
“They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. carpenters: or, workmen”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:11: king, tyre, cedar
“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. Hiram: also called, Huram”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:11: hiram, king, tyre
“(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:11: hiram, king, tyre
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