Hiram] If we accept the statements of Josephus, this Hiram was the father of Solomon's friend (1 Kings 5:1). Tyre] the leading city of Phœnicia. They built] For the skill of the Phœnicians in masonry and building see 1 Kings 5:7.

14-16. The list of David's sons is given also in 1 Chronicles 3:5.; 1 Chronicles 14:4. The variations are interesting and instructive.

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