English Standard Version
1 Kings 7:13
13And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.
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,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now King Solomon sent and brought Huram from Tyre.
- New Living Translation (NLT)King Solomon then asked for a man named Huram to come from Tyre.
Context of 1 Kings 7:13
11And above were costly stones, cut according to measurement, and cedar. 12The great court had three courses of cut stone all around, and a course of cedar beams; so had the inner court of the house of the Lord and the vestibule of the house. And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. 14He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze. And he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all his work. 15He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference. It was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers. The second pillar was the same.
Read all of 1 Kings 71 Kings 7:13 word by word
וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וַיִּקַּ֥ח אֶת־חִירָ֖ם מִצֹּֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:13
- 1 Kings 7:40Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished all the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of the Lord:
- 2 Chronicles 2:13"Now I have sent a skilled man, who has understanding, Huram-abi,
- 2 Chronicles 4:11Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished the work that he did for King Solomon on 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
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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
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