1Ki 5:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Kgs 5:1-18: 5:1-18 King Hiram of Tyre had . . . been a loyal friend of David (2 Sam 5:11-12 ). This might mean that the two shared a covenantal relationship (a treaty). Hiram was a valuable ally and commercial partner (1 Kgs 5:7-11 , 18 ; 9:11 , 26-28 ; 10:22 ). His name is a shortened form of Ahiram, a name seen elsewhere in Phoenician inscriptions.

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Summary for 1Kgs 5:1-18: 5:1-18 ^a King Hiram of Tyre had . . . been a loyal friend of David (2 Sam 5:11-12 ^b). This might mean that the two shared a covenantal relationship (a treaty). Hiram was a valuable ally and commercial partner (1 Kgs 5:7-11 ^c, 18 ^d; 9:11 ^e, 26-28 ^f; 10:22 ^g). His name is a shortened form of Ahiram, a name seen elsewhere in Phoenician inscriptions.