1 Chronicles 14:1

Hiram. For a full discussion of the events recorded in this chapter, see on 2 Samuel 5:11-25.

In Samuel the account of Hiram’s kindness to David immediately follows the narrative of the capture of Jebus and precedes the record of the transfer of the ark from Kirjath-jearim. In Chronicles the record of the capture of Jebus is followed by a catalogue of David’s mighty men, and then follows the narrative of the removal of the ark, and next the account of Hiram and his kindness to David. Thus the sequence in which events appear in the Biblical record is not always strictly chronological.

Timber of cedars. Probably, as in the case of the timbers for Solomon’s Temple, these were cut in the mountains of Lebanon and floated by sea to Joppa, and thence carried to Jerusalem (see 2 Chronicles 2:16).