Hiram
chi.ram is a personal name used for Tyre’s king and for a craftsman working for Solomon.
The name most often identifies the king of Tyre, who sends materials, personnel, ships, and gold in exchanges involving David or Solomon. It also identifies a craftsman from Tyre who makes and completes metalwork for Solomon’s house of God.
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The king of Tyre · dominant
In 2 Samuel 5:11 the proper name identifies the king of Tyre who sends envoys, cedar logs, carpenters, and masons to David. In 1 Kings 9:11 the APB renders the clause "Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar timber, cypress timber, and gold," and 1 Kings 9:27 places his experienced seafaring servants with Solomon's servants.
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A craftsman for Solomon · occasional
In 1 Kings 7:13 the proper name is that of the person whom Solomon takes from Tyre. In 1 Kings 7:40 the APB renders him making "the basins, the shovels, and the bowls" and finishing work for Solomon; 2 Chronicles 4:11 similarly describes him completing that work in the house of God.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the proper name as "Hiram," sometimes specifying "Hiram king of Tyre" and sometimes placing Hiram as the maker or finisher of Solomon’s work. These English presentations confirm the clauses’ referents rather than isolate a separate English rendering for each form.