1 Kings 7:14

He was a widow’s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
widow’s	אִשָּׁה֩ 'i.Shah	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular absolute
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
tribe	מִמַּטֵּ֣ה mi.ma.Teh	H4294	a branch (as extending) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Naphtali	נַפְתָּלִ֗י naf.ta.Li	H5321	Naphtali · proper noun, a man's name
father	וְאָבִ֣יו ve.'a.Viv	H1	father · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
man	אִישׁ 'ish-	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Tyre	צֹרִי֮ tzo.Ri	H6876	a Tsorite or inhabitant of Tsor (i.e. Syrian) · noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
worker	חֹרֵ֣שׁ cho.Resh	H2790	to scratch · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
brass	נְחֹשֶׁת֒ ne.cho.Shet	H5178	copper · noun, common feminine singular absolute
filled	וַ֠יִּמָּלֵא Vai.yi.ma.le'	H4390	to fill or (intransitively) be full of · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
wisdom	הַחָכְמָ֤ה ha.cha.khe.Mah	H2451	wisdom (in a good sense) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
understanding	הַתְּבוּנָה֙ ha.te.vu.Nah	H8394	intelligence · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
cunning	הַדַּ֔עַת ha.Da.'at	H1847	knowledge · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
work	לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת la.'a.Sot	H6213	to do or make · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
works	מְלָאכָ֖ה me.la.Khah	H4399	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
brass	בַּנְּחֹ֑שֶׁת ba.ne.Cho.shet	H5178	copper · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
came	וַיָּבוֹא֙ vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה she.lo.Moh	H8010	Shelomah · proper noun, a man's name
wrought	וַיַּ֖עַשׂ vai.Ya.'as	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
work	מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ me.lakh.To	H4399	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 2:14 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…
2 Chronicles 4:16 The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of th…
Exodus 31:2-6 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
Exodus 35:30-36:2 And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah…
Exodus 36:8 And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple,…
2 Chronicles 4:11 And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of…
Isaiah 28:26 For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:13-47

We have here an account of the brass-work about the temple. There was no iron about the temple, though we find David preparing for the temple iron for things of iron, Ch1 29:2. What those things were we are not told, but some of the things of brass are here described and the rest mentioned. I. The brasier whom Solomon employed to preside in this part of the work was Hiram, or Huram (Ch2 4:11), who was by his mother's side an Israelite, of the tribe of Naphtali, by his father's side a man of Tyre, Kg1 7:14. If he had the ingenuity of a Tyrian, and the affection of an Israelite to the house of God (the head of a Tyrian and the heart of an Israelite), it was happy that the blood of the two nati…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:14

He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali--In Ch2 2:14 his mother is said to have been of the daughters of Dan. The apparent discrepancy may be reconciled thus: Hiram's mother, though belonging to the tribe of Dan, had been married to a Naphtalite, so that when married afterwards to a Tyrian, she might be described as a widow of the tribe of Naphtali. Or, if she was a native of the city Dan (Laish), she might be said to be of the daughters of Dan, as born in that place; and of the tribe of Naphtali, as really belonging to it. a worker in brass--This refers particularly to the works described in this chapter. But in Ch2 2:13 his artistic skill is represented as extending to a great vari…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 7:13

Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre - This was not the Tyrian king, mentioned before, but a very intelligent coppersmith, of Jewish extraction by his mother's side, who was probably married to a Tyrian. In Ch2 2:14, this woman is said to be of the daughters of Dan, but here of the tribe of Naphtali. The king of Tyre, who gives the account as we have it in Chronicles, might have made the mistake, and confounded the two tribes; or she might have been of Naphtali by her father, and of Dan by her mother, and so be indifferently called of the tribe of Naphtali or of the daughters of Dan. This appears to be the best solution of the difficulty. The versions and MSS. give no help here.

Dictionary and topics

Copper — Derived from the Greek kupros (the island of Cyprus), called “Cyprian brass,” occurs only in the Authorized Version in Ezra 8:27. Elsewhere the Hebrew word (nehosheth) is improperly rendered “brass,”…
Hiram — High-born. (1.) Generally “Huram,” one of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 8:5). (2.) Also “Huram” and “Horam,” king of Tyre. He entered into an alliance with David, and assisted him in building his palace…
Brass · .Altar, vessels, and other articles of the tabernacle and temple — .Altar, vessels, and other articles of the tabernacle and temple
Brass, Or Copper · Working in, a trade — Working in, a trade
Carving · Hiram — Hiram
Hiram · of the interior of the temple — of the interior of the temple
Master Workman · .Hiram — .Hiram
Mechanic · .Hiram — .Hiram
Naphtali, The Tribe Of · Remarkable persons of: Hiram — Remarkable persons of: Hiram
Pillar · Of — Of
Wisdom · Of Hiram — Of Hiram

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 7:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:13-47

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:14

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 7:13

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 7:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:13-47

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:14

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 7:13

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Kings 7:14

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 7:13-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 7:13-14

Rashi on 1 Kings 7:14