1. Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him as king in place of his father, for Hiram had always been a friend for David.
2. Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
3. “You knew David my father, that he was not able to build a house for the name of Yahweh his God, in view of the warfare which surrounded him, until Yahweh placed them under the soles of his feet.
4. But now Yahweh my God has given me rest all around me. There is no adversary, and there is no bad occurrence.