Tyre–Solomon trade alliance

Timeline

1. c. -970–-965Tyre · TyreHiram of Tyre initiated friendly relations with Solomon; the two addressed each other as brothers, establishing political mutual trust and reciprocal trade relations that laid the foundation for subsequent large-scale exchange of goods and joint voyages.
2. c. -965–-955Lebanon and Jerusalem · LevantTyre supplied Lebanese cedar and cypress, sending Phoenician craftsmen led by Hiram to Jerusalem; Solomon paid with grain from Galilee and oil and wine, the goods being transshipped from Tyre's port to the hill country of Judah.
3. c. -950–-935Red Sea to Ophir route · MediterraneanSolomon and Hiram jointly built a fleet, sailing from the port of Ezion-geber to Ophir and elsewhere, bringing back gold, gems, and rare timber, extending the alliance from bilateral exchange of goods into a transregional maritime trade network.