The king of Tyre during the reigns of David and Solomon, providing materials and support for building projects.
About Huram (Hiram)
Another spelling of Hiram, the Phoenician king of Tyre who was an ally of David and Solomon. Hiram supplied materials for the building of the temple (2 Chronicles 2:3, 11–12; 8:2, 18; 9:10, 21).
See Hiram #1.
Key References
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.”
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.
(The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.
All Scripture References (7)
2 Chronicles (7)
So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.
I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”
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.”
Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there.
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.
(The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.
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.