Soak Bible
Navigate

1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

1 Chronicles 14:1

Linguistic Insight

of 12

Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.

Commentary

Matthew Henry

(vv. 1-7)

We may observe here, 1. There is no man that has such a sufficiency in himself but he has need of his neighbours and has reason to be thankful for their help: David had a very large kingdom, Hiram a very little one; yet David could not build himself a house to his mind unless Hiram furnished him with both workmen and materials, 1 Chron. 14:1. This is a reason why we should despise none, but, as we...

My Notes

Notes are saved on this device.