Editing Hiram I (section)

{{Infobox royalty
|name        = Hiram I
|title       = [[King of Tyre]]
|reign       = 34 regnal years<br>980–947 BC (?)
|predecessor = [[Abibaal]],  ?? – 981 BC (?)
|successor   = [[Baal-Eser I]] (Beleazarus I, Ba'l-mazzer I) 946–930 BC (?)
|dynasty     = Dynasty of [[Abibaal]] and Hiram I
|father      = [[Abibaal]]
|mother      = Unknown
|birth_date  = ~1000 BC
|birth_place = Tyre (presumed)
|death_date  = 947 or 946 BC (presumed) (aged 53)
}}
'''Hiram I''' ([[Phoenician language|Phoenician]]: 𐤇𐤓𐤌  ''Ḥirōm'' "my brother is exalted"; [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: חירם ''Ḥīrām''; also called ''Hirom'' or ''Huram'')<ref name=":0">[http://biblehub.com/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/5.htm Ellicott's Commentary for Modern Readers] on 2 Samuel 5, accessed 11 July 2017</ref>
was the [[Phoenicia]]n king of [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]] according to the [[Hebrew Bible]]. His regnal years have been calculated by some as 980 to 947 BC, in succession to his father, [[Abibaal]]. Hiram was succeeded as [[King of Tyre]] by his son [[Baal-Eser I]].<ref>Vance, Donald R. (March 1994) "Literary Sources for the History of Palestine and Syria: The Phœnician Inscriptions" ''The Biblical Archaeologist'' 57(1) 2–19.</ref> Hiram is also mentioned in the writings of [[Menander of Ephesus]] (early 2nd century BC), as preserved in [[Josephus|Josephus's]] ''[[Against Apion]]'', which adds to the biblical account. According to Josephus, Hiram lived for 53 years and reigned 34.