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.
a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
woman
אִשָּׁ֞ה'i.Shah
H802
a woman · noun, common feminine singular absolute
daughters
בְּנ֣וֹתbe.Not
H1323
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine plural construct
Dan
דָּ֗ןDan
H1835
Dan · proper noun, a place name
father
וְאָבִ֣יוve.'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
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Cross-references
2 Chronicles 2:7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and tha…
Exodus 31:3-4 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
1 Kings 7:13-14 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
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Commentary
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 2:11–end
Here we have, I. The return which Huram made to Solomon's embassy, in which he shows a great respect for Solomon and a readiness to serve him. Meaner people may learn of these great ones to be neighbourly and complaisant. 1. He congratulates Israel on having such a king as Solomon was (Ch2 2:11): Because the Lord loved his people, he has made thee king. Note, A wise and good government is a great blessing to a people, and may well be accounted a singular token of God's favour. He does not say, Because he loved thee (though that was true, Sa2 12:24) he made thee king, but because he loved his people. Princes must look upon themselves as preferred for the public good, not for their own persona…
I have sent a cunning man - His name appears to have been Hiram, or Hiram Abi: see the notes on Kg1 7:13, Kg1 7:14.
John Gill on 2 Chronicles 2:14
The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan,.... Here follows an account of the descent of the artificer, and of his skill in working; of what seeming disagreement there may be in this account, with that in 1 Kings 7:14; see Gill on 1 Kings 7:14.
Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 2:13-14
The skill and knowledge of Huram-abi, a master (literally wise) craftsman, was required for building the Temple. Huram-abi had expertise in metals (gold, silver, bronze, and iron), in stone and wood, and in textiles (purple, blue, and scarlet cloth and fine linen). Similarly, God had chosen Bezalel as the master craftsman of the Tabernacle and had endowed him with wisdom to carry out the work (Exod 31:1-5).
Dictionary and topics
Carve — The arts of engraving and carving were much practised among the Jews. They were practised in connection with the construction of the tabernacle and the temple (Ex. 31:2, 5; 35:33; 1 Kings 6:18, 35;…
Carving — The arts of carving and engraving were much in request in the construction of both the tabernacle and the temple. (Exodus 31:5; 35:33; 1 Kings 6:18,35; Psalms 74:6) as well as in the ornamentation of…
Linen — (1.) Heb., pishet, pishtah, denotes “flax,” of which linen is made (Isa. 19:9); wrought flax, i.e., “linen cloth”, Lev. 13:47, 48, 52, 59; Deut. 22:11. Flax was early cultivated in Egypt (Ex. 9:31),…
Tyre — A rock, now es-Sur; an ancient Phoenician city, about 23 miles, in a direct line, north of Acre, and 20 south of Sidon. Sidon was the oldest Phoenician city, but Tyre had a longer and more…
Carving · Hiram — Hiram
Colors · B — B
Goldsmith · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Hiram · .Helps — .Helps
Iron · Working in, a trade — Working in, a trade
Master Workman · .Hiram — .Hiram
Mechanic · .Hiram — .Hiram
Silver · Workers in — Workers in
Temple, The First · Solomon: Applied to Hiram for a skilful workman to superintend, &c the building of
Tyre
צֹרִ֡יtzo.Ri
H6876
a Tsorite or inhabitant of Tsor (i.e. Syrian) · noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
skilful
יוֹדֵ֡עַyo.De.a'
H3045
to know (properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
work
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.Sot
H6213
to do or make · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
gold
בַּזָּֽהָבba.za.hov-
H2091
gold · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
silver
וּ֠בַכֶּסֶףU.va.ke.sef
H3701
silver (from its pale color) · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
brass
בַּנְּחֹ֨שֶׁתba.ne.Cho.shet
H5178
copper · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
iron
בַּבַּרְזֶ֜לba.bar.Zel
H1270
iron (as cutting) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
stone
בָּאֲבָנִ֣יםba.'a.va.Nim
H68
a stone · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
timber
וּבָעֵצִ֗יםu.va.'e.Tzim
H6086
a tree (from its firmness) · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
purple
בָּאַרְגָּמָ֤ןba.'ar.ga.Man
H713
purple (the color or the dyed stuff) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
blue
בַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ba.te.Khe.let
H8504
the cerulean mussel · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
linen
וּבַבּ֣וּץu.va.Butz
H948
probably cotton (of some sort) · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
crimson
וּבַכַּרְמִ֔ילu.va.kar.Mil
H3758
carmine · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
grave
וּלְפַתֵּ֙חַ֙u.le.fa.Te.ach
H6605
to open wide (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
graving
פִּתּ֔וּחַpi.Tu.ach
H6603
sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
out
וְלַחְשֹׁ֖בve.lach.Sho
H2803
properly · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
device
מַחֲשָׁ֑בֶתma.cha.Sha.vet
H4284
a contrivance · noun, common feminine singular absolute
put
יִנָּֽתֶןyi.na.ten-
H5414
to give · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sovereign · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
David
דָּוִ֥ידda.Vid
H1732
David · proper noun, a man's name
father
אָבִֽיךָ'a.Vi.kha
H1
father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Rashi on 2 Chronicles 2:13
the son of a woman She was a widow.
of the daughters of Dan of the tribe of Dan.
and his father was a Tyrian man He was a Jew who lived in Tyre, on the model of (II Sam. 6:10): “Obed-Edom the Gittite,” who lived in Gath, and who was a Levite. In I Kings (7:14), it is written: “He was a widow’s son, of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a Tyrian man.” His mother was from Dan, and his father was from Naphtali. Now why was it necessary to trace his genealogy, from which tribe his father and mother were? This is what is written (Gen. 30:6): “God judged me,” and also (ibid. 8): “I have fought a divine struggle, etc.” Rachel said, “I twisted cords; I went through contortions until I was a…
— Solomon: Applied to Hiram for a skilful workman to superintend, &c the building of
Tyre · the temple and his — the temple and his
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).
2 Chronicles 2:14 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary
