2 Chronicles 2:11 meaning and explanation

Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”

2 Chronicles 2:11, Berean Standard Bible

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Hiram, the Phoenician king of Tyre, answers Solomon's request for timber and craftsmen with a letter that opens by naming the LORD. His words echo the covenant promise that Israel's king exists for the people's good, not his own glory.

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