KIng] To distinguish him from another Hiram, Chap. 7. v. 13, 14.
of Tyre] And Sidon; for the Sidonians were his subjects: they were two sea-towns (Isai. 23. 1, 2.) in Phoenicia, bordering upon Galilee, towards Lebanon.
sent] To congratulate, and renew a league, v. 12.
ever] Heb. all days; All the time that they lived together.
lover] Ready to do all good offices, 2 Samuel 5:11.