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

11King Huram of Tyre replied to Solomon with this letter: ‘Because the Lord loves his people, he has chosen you to be their king.’ 12Huram also said, ‘Praise the Lord, Israel's God! He made the whole universe. He has now given a wise son to King David, a son who is clever and who understands things well. He will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself. I have decided to send Huram-Abi to you. He is a wise man who has special skills. 14His mother belonged to the tribe of Dan. His father came from Tyre. He knows how to work with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone and wood. He can also work with purple, blue and red materials, and with white linen. He can make all kinds of pictures on metal, if you show him what you want. He will help your own workers and the workers that your father King David chose. 15Please sir, now send us the wheat, barley, olive oil and wine that you promised.

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 pots, small tools and forks for meat. King Solomon asked Huram-Abi to make all these things for the Lord's temple. He used bright bronze to make all these things.

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