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2 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2:14

Hiram’s Reply to Solomon · 2 Chronicles 2:11–18
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Translations

Modern
He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.
Traditional
The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
Literal
…son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father a man of Tyre, skilled to work in the gold, and in the silver, in the bronze, in the iron, in the stones, and in the wood, in purple, and in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson, and to engrave any engraving, and to accomplish any device that may be given to him with your wise ones, and with wise ones of my lord David your father.
Latin
…filium mulieris de filiabus Dan, cujus pater fuit Tyrius, qui novit operari in auro, et argento, ære, et ferro, et marmore, et lignis, in purpura quoque, et hyacintho, et bysso, et coccino: et qui scit cælare omnem sculpturam, et adinvenire prudenter quodcumque in opere necessarium est cum artificibus tuis, et cum artificibus domini mei David patris tui.

Original

Hebrew
English
He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.

Notes

2 Chronicles 2:13–14

The temple needed the skill and knowledge of Huram-abi, a master craftsman. Huram-abi was an expert in metals like gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as stone, wood, and textiles such as purple, blue, and scarlet cloth and fine linen. Similarly, God chose Bezalel as the master craftsman of the tabernacle and gave him wisdom to complete the work (Exodus 31:1–5).

Theme notes and profiles

Solomon

Parallels

1 Kings 5:7–12

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Places

Dan: Israelite tribe; city in northern Israel; originally called Laish/Leshem Tyre: A major Phoenician port city, known for its trade

Glossary

Blue Chronicles, Books of First and Second Cloth and Cloth Manufacturing Genealogy Hiram Lebanon Oak Tyre

Topics

Art: Artisans, Skillful: Hiram Carving: Hiram Colors: Blue: Symbol of Deity Goldsmith: General Scriptures Concerning Hiram: Called Huram, King of Tyre: Helps Solomon in Building the Temple Iron: Working In, a Trade Master Workman: Hiram Mechanic: Hiram Silver: Workers In the First Temple: Solomon: Applied to Hiram for a Skilful Workman to Superintend Tyre: Kingdom of Men and Materials Sent From, to Solomon, for the Erection of the Temple and his Castles Wisdom of Hiram