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Preparations for Building the Temple

[a]King Hiram of Tyre had always been a loyal friend of David. When Hiram learned that David’s son Solomon was the new king of Israel, he sent ambassadors to congratulate him.

Then Solomon sent this message back to Hiram:

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Footnotes

  1. 5:1 Verses 5:1-18 are numbered 5:15-32 in Hebrew text.

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