- cedar trees:
- "And Hiramª kingª of Tyreª sentª° messengersª to¹ David,ª and cedarª trees,ª and carpenters,ª¹ and masons:ª²¹¹ and they builtª° Davidª an house.ª" {2Sm 5:11} + "Now¹ therefore commandª° thou that they hewª° me cedar treesª out of¹ Lebanon;ª and my servantsª shall be¹ with¹ thy servants:ª and unto thee will I giveª° hireª for thy servantsª according to all¹ that¹ thou shalt appoint:ª° for¹ thou¹ knowestª° that¹ [there is] not¹ among us anyª that can skillª° to hewª° timberª like unto the Sidonians.ª ... So Hiramª gaveª° Solomonª cedarª treesª and firª treesª [according to] all¹ his desire.ª" {1Kg 5:6-10} + "And Solomonª sentª° to¹ Huramª the kingª of Tyre,ª saying,ª° As¹ thou didst dealª° with¹ Davidª my father,ª and didst sendª° him cedarsª to buildª° him an houseª to dwellª° therein, [even so deal with me]." {2Ch 2:3} + "They gaveª° moneyª also unto the masons,ª° and to the carpenters;ª and meat,ª and drink,ª and oil,ª unto them of Zidon,ª and to them of Tyre,ª to bringª° cedarª treesª from¹ Lebanonª to¹ the seaª of Joppa,ª according to the grantª that they had of Cyrusª kingª of Persia.ª" {Ezr 3:7}
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