Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
"For his people Israel's sake"  (1 Chronicles 14:2).  David's life, like that of all mortals, was marred by many sins and mistakes; and this significant phrase indicates that David fully realized that God's blessings upon him were not for David's sake, but for the sake of God's people and the purpose of salvation for all men that was destined in the purpose of God to come through Israel.