Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
The third instance of God’s blessing in this chapter is that God gave David victory over his enemies, the Philistines (1 Chronicles 14:8-17). Since Saul’s death the Philistines had dominated Canaan. Finally David brought them under his control. The result was that other nations feared David (1 Chronicles 14:17).