2 Chronicles 2:13

2 Chronicles 2:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s,
• New International Version (NIV)“I am sending you Huram-Abi, a man of great skill,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Now I have sent a skilled man, who has understanding, Huram-abi,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram my master craftsman

Context of 2 Chronicles 2:13

11Then Hiram, king of Tyre replied in a letter sent to Solomon: “Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them.” 12Hiram said also, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who will build a house for the Lord and a royal palace for himself. “Now I am sending a skilled man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi, 14the son of a Danite woman and a Tyrian father. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood; in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics, and in fine linen. He is able to make any kind of engraving and to carry out any design given him. He will work with your skilled men and those of my lord, David your father. 15Now then, let my lord send to his servants the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine of which he has spoken.

2 Chronicles 2:13 word by word

וְעַתָּ֗ה שָׁלַ֧חְתִּי אִישׁ־חָכָ֛ם יוֹדֵ֥עַ בִּינָ֖ה לְחוּרָ֥ם אָבִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And now I have sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• a cunningחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• enduedיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• with understandingבִּינָהbîynâh · understandingH998
• of Huramחוּרָםchûrâm · HuramH2361
• my father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 2:13

• 2 Chronicles 4:16The pails, the shovels, and the meat-forks, and all the utensils Huram-abi made of polished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the Lord.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 2:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13I have sent a cunning man - His name appears to have been Hiram, or Hiram Abi: see the notes on 1 Kings 7:13, 1 Kings 7:14.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Of Huram my father‘s - A wrong translation. Huram here is the workman sent by the king of Tyre and not the king of Tyre‘s father (see 1 Kings 5:1 note). The words in the original are Huram Abi, and the latter word is now commonly thought to be either a proper name or an epithet of honor, e. g., my master-workman.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14The temple needed the skill and knowledge of Huram-abi, a master craftsman. Huram-abi was an expert in metals like gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as stone, wood, and textiles such as purple, blue, and scarlet cloth and fine linen. Similarly, God chose Bezalel as the master craftsman of the tabernacle and gave him wisdom to complete the work (Exodus 31:1–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. I have sent a cunning man--(See on 1Ki 7:13-51).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 2:13

• Art
• Carving
• Hiram
• Master Workman
• Mechanic
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Cut
• Graving
• Hiram
• Solomon
• Cunning
• Endow; Endue
• Huram
• Silver
• Skill; Skilful
• Temple

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 2

• 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
• John Wesley’s Notes
• 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
• EGW Writings