Then Huram continued, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who will build a house for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.Does Huram believe in the blessing he's saying here? I can't recall any reference to the king of Tyre being a believer in God previously. I know the future king would become downright hostile to Israel and had no respect for God. So is this serious?
Certainly, he could have known about the many things that happened in Israel under Saul and David, how many times they won battles when the odds were so vastly against them. He certainly would have known of God, just as we today know of Buddah or Allah. He ruled a neighboring nation, so he certainly would have been briefed on their belief system. But there's no evidence that he believed that God was supreme, or that he himself worshiped Him. So I'm guessing that this is all diplomatic curlicue, rather than true veneration.
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