2 Chronicles 2:11

2:11 King Huram ¹  of Tyre sent this letter to Solomon: “Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you their king.”

2 Chronicles 2:3

2:3 Solomon sent a message to King Huram ²  of Tyre: ³  “Help me ⁴  as you did my father David, when you sent him cedar logs ⁵  for the construction of his palace. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 2:14

2:14 whose mother is a Danite and whose father is a Tyrian. ⁷  He knows how to work with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stones, and wood, as well as purple, violet, white, and crimson fabrics. He knows how to do all kinds of engraving and understands any design given to him. He will work with your skilled craftsmen and the skilled craftsmen of my lord David your father.

¹ tn Heb “Huram” (also in v. 12). Some medieval Hebrew mss, along with the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate spell the name “Hiram,” agreeing with 1 Chr 14:1. “Huram” is a variant spelling referring to the same individual.

² tn Heb “Huram.” Some medieval Hebrew mss, along with the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate spell the name “Hiram,” agreeing with 1 Chr 14:1. “Huram” is a variant spelling referring to the same individual.

³ map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

⁴ tn The words “help me” are supplied in the translation for clarification and stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “cedars.” The word “logs” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “to build for him a house to live in it.”

³ tn Heb “a son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father a man of Tyre.”