1 Kings 7:13-14

Solomon Commissions Hiram to Supply the Temple

7:13 King Solomon sent for Hiram ¹  of Tyre. ²  7:14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, ³  and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge ⁴  to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.

1 Kings 7:45

7:45 and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the Lord’s temple ⁵  were made from polished bronze.

¹ tn Heb “King Solomon sent and took Hiram from Tyre.” In 2 Chr 2:13 (MT v. 12) and 4:11, 16 his name is spelled “Huram.”

² map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

³ tn 2 Chr 2:14 (13 HT) says “from the daughters of Dan.”

⁴ tn Heb “he was filled with the skill, understanding, and knowledge.”

⁵ tn Heb “which Hiram made for King Solomon [for] the house of the Lord.”