King James Version (KJV)
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.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 5
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So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
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And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts [was] with him.
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And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
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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.
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And David took [him] more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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