1 Kings 7:13

1 Kings 7:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
• New International Version (NIV)King Solomon sent to Tyre and brought Huram,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now King Solomon sent and brought Huram from Tyre.

Context of 1 Kings 7:13

11And above [the foundation] were expensive stones, stones cut according to measure, and cedar. 12So the great courtyard all around had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams like the inner courtyard of the house of the Lord, and the porch of the house. Now King Solomon sent word and brought Hiram [a skilled craftsman] from Tyre. 14He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Hiram was filled with wisdom, understanding, and skill for doing any [kind of] work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and did all his [bronze] work. 15He cast the two pillars of bronze; the one pillar was eighteen cubits high, and a [measuring] line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.

1 Kings 7:13 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וַיִּקַּ֥ח אֶת־חִירָ֖ם מִצֹּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• and fetchedלָקַחlâqach · to take: bringH3947
• Hiramחִירָםchîyrâm chîyrôm · HiramH2438
• out of Tyreצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:13

• 1 Kings 7:40Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished all the work which he did for King Solomon on the house of the Lord:
• 2 Chronicles 2:13“Now I am sending a skilled man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi,
• 2 Chronicles 4:11And Huram also made the pails [for ashes], the shovels, and the basins. So Huram finished the work that he did for King Solomon in the house of God:

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Solomon 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 2 Chronicles 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Hiram - A man who bore the same name as the king of Tyre, a master workman, known as Hiram Ab, i. e. Master Hiram 2 Chronicles 2:13; 2 Chronicles 4:16.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-47Verses 13-47 The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises. "Jachin," God will fix this roving mind. It is good that the heart be established with grace. "Boaz," In him is our strength, who works in us both to will and to do. Spiritual strength and stability are found at the door of God's temple, where we must…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14Huram: Like his father, he was an expert craftsman in bronze and other materials (2 Chronicles 2:12–14). The following verses describe his skillful metal work (1 Kings 7:15–50). great skill, understanding, and knowledge: The Israelites valued practical skills and saw them as a form of wisdom (Proverbs 22:29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre--The Tyrians and other inhabitants on the Phoenician coast were the most renowned artists and workers in metal in the ancient world.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 7:13

• Art
• Carving
• Hiram
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• Mechanic
• Pillar
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In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on 1 Kings 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary