Hiram, king of Tyre was pleased with Solomon’s request so much so that he praised the Lord, the God of Israel (11,12). Tyre’s chief deity was Melqart, also spelled Melkart or Melkarth, the Phoenician god. He was also called the Tyrian Baal. Hiram didn’t say that the Lord was his God. So he wasn’t converted […]
Tag: 2 Chronicles 2
BDBD is 2 Chronicles 2:1-10
Solomon announced his continuing commitment to build a magnificent temple to the Lord God of Israel as his father David had instructed him and had started (1). He also announced his plans to build a large palace as his father had done (1). Solomon needed large cedar logs to build these buildings, a resource […]
