A name from Scripture
Hiram
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Meaning
Exalted brother; Noble
Hebrew/Phoenician origin · Boy · First in 1 Kings
What it points to
Hiram shows that God enlists unlikely allies for His purposes — even pagan kings contribute to building God's house when they honor His people.
Verses · King James Version
“And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.”
1 Kings 5:1
“Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire.”
1 Kings 9:11