Lexicon :: Strong's H1265 - bᵊrôš

David and the whole house of Israel were dancing before the LORD with all kinds of fir wood instruments,[fn] lyres, harps, tambourines, sistrums,[fn] and cymbals.

Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying, “I have heard your message; I will do everything you want regarding the cedar and cypress timber.

So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,

he paneled the interior temple walls with cedar boards; from the temple floor to the surface of the ceiling he overlaid the interior with wood. He also overlaid the floor with cypress boards.

The two doors were made of cypress wood; the first door had two folding sides, and the second door had two folding panels.

King Hiram of Tyre having supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every wish ​— ​King Solomon gave Hiram twenty towns in the land of Galilee.

“You have mocked the Lord[fn] through[fn] your messengers.

You have said, ‘With my many chariots

I have gone up to the heights of the mountains,

to the far recesses of Lebanon.

I cut down its tallest cedars,

its choice cypress trees.

I came to its farthest outpost,

its densest forest.

Also, send me cedar, cypress, and algum[fn] logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut the trees of Lebanon. Note that my servants will be with your servants

The larger room[fn] he paneled with cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold, and decorated with palm trees and chains.

There the birds make their nests;

storks make their homes in the pine trees.

Even the cypresses and the cedars of Lebanon

rejoice over you:

“Since you have been laid low,

no lumberjack has come against us.”

“You have mocked the Lord through your servants.

You have said, “With my many chariots

I have gone up to the heights of the mountains,

to the far recesses of Lebanon.

I cut down its tallest cedars,

its choice cypress trees.

I came to its distant heights,

its densest forest.

I will plant cedar, acacia, myrtle, and olive trees

in the wilderness.

I will put juniper, elm, and cypress trees together

in the desert,

Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will come up,

and instead of the brier, a myrtle will come up;

this will stand as a monument for the LORD,

an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.

The glory of Lebanon will come to you —

its pine, elm, and cypress together —

to beautify the place of my sanctuary,

and I will glorify my dwelling place.[fn]

They constructed all your planking

with pine trees from Senir.

They took a cedar from Lebanon

to make a mast for you.

“The cedars in God’s garden could not eclipse it;

the pine trees couldn’t compare with its branches,

nor could the plane trees match its boughs.

No tree in the garden of God

could compare with it in beauty.

Ephraim, why should I[fn] have anything more

to do with idols?

It is I who answer and watch over him.

I am like a flourishing pine tree;

your fruit comes from me.

The shields of his[fn] warriors are dyed red;

the valiant men are dressed in scarlet.

The fittings of the chariot flash like fire

on the day of its battle preparations,

and the spears are brandished.

Wail, cypress, for the cedar has fallen;

the glorious trees are destroyed!

Wail, oaks of Bashan,

for the stately forest has fallen!