Hiram I, according to the Hebrew Bible, was the Phoenician He reigned from 980 to 947 BCE, succeeding his father, Abibaal.
Hiram was succeeded as king of Tyre by his son Baal-Eser I. Hiram is also mentioned in the writings of Menander of Ephesus, as preserved in Josephus’s Against Apion, where some additional information is given that is not found in the Bible.
One such item is that Hiram lived 53 years, and reigned 34.
