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Hiram

Also called Huram

Mentioned 1047–989 BC traditional (Jones)

Also “Huram” and “Horam,” king of Tyre. He entered into an alliance with David, and assisted him in building his palace by sending him able workmen, and also cedar-trees and fir-trees from Lebanon (2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Chr. 14:1).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father
Huram
Tagged in
23 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

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Places

Places named in the same verses as Hiram, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.

  1. likely location: Tyre7
  2. location not graded: Ophir3
  3. possible location: Tarshish2
  4. location not graded: Galilee1
  5. likely location: Gebal1

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1072–964 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 4 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

23 tagged verses in 4 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. 2 Samuel1
  2. 1 Kings14
  3. 1 Chronicles1
  4. 2 Chronicles7

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBHiram 25Huram 10
KJVHiram 23Huram 12
ASVHiram 23Huram 12

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Every verse

All 23 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

2 Samuel1 verse
  1. 5:11

    Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

1 Kings14 verses
  1. 5:1

    Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.

  2. 5:2

    And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:

  3. 5:7

    When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”

  4. 5:8

    Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.

  5. 5:10

    So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,

  6. 5:11

    and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.

  7. 5:12

    And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.

  8. 5:18

    So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.

  9. 9:11

    King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.

  10. 9:12

    So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them.

  11. 9:14

    And Hiram had sent the king 120 talents of gold.

  12. 9:27

    And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.

  13. 10:11

    (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.

  14. 10:22

    For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

1 Chronicles1 verse
  1. 14:1

    Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.

2 Chronicles7 verses
  1. 2:3

    Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.

  2. 2:11

    Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”

  3. 2:12

    And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

  4. 8:2

    Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there.

  5. 8:18

    So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.

  6. 9:10

    (The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.

  7. 9:21

    For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

Also “Huram” and “Horam,” king of Tyre. He entered into an alliance with David, and assisted him in building his palace by sending him able workmen, and also cedar-trees and fir-trees from Lebanon (2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Chr. 14:1). After the death of David he entered into a similar alliance with Solomon, and assisted him greatly in building the temple (1 Kings 5:1; 9:11; 2 Chr. 2:3). He also took part in Solomon’s traffic to the Eastern Seas (1 Kings 9:27; 10:11; 2 Chr. 8:18; 9:10).