God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 7:14
14Hiram was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali. His father, a native of Tyre, was a skilled bronze craftsman. Hiram was highly skilled, resourceful, and knowledgeable about all kinds of bronze craftsmanship. He came to King Solomon and did all his ⌞bronze⌟ work.
1 Kings 7:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He was a widow’s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
- New International Version (NIV)whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was from Tyre and a skilled craftsman in bronze. Huram was filled with wisdom, with understanding and with knowledge to do all kinds of bronze work. He came to King Solomon and did all the work assigned to him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a bronze worker; he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill in working with all kinds of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and did all his work.
Context of 1 Kings 7:14
12The large courtyard had three layers of cut stone blocks and a layer of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the Lord’s temple and the entrance hall. 13King Solomon had Hiram brought from Tyre. Hiram was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali. His father, a native of Tyre, was a skilled bronze craftsman. Hiram was highly skilled, resourceful, and knowledgeable about all kinds of bronze craftsmanship. He came to King Solomon and did all his ⌞bronze⌟ work. 15He made two bronze pillars. Each was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference. 16He made two capitals of cast bronze to put on top of the pillars. Each capital was 7½ feet high.
Read all of 1 Kings 71 Kings 7:14 word by word
בֶּן־אִשָּׁה֩ אַלְמָנָ֨ה ה֜וּא מִמַּטֵּ֣ה נַפְתָּלִ֗י וְאָבִ֣יו אִישׁ־צֹרִי֮ חֹרֵ֣שׁ נְחֹשֶׁת֒ וַ֠יִּמָּלֵא אֶת־הַחָכְמָ֤ה וְאֶת־הַתְּבוּנָה֙ וְאֶת־הַדַּ֔עַת לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת כָּל־מְלָאכָ֖ה בַּנְּחֹ֑שֶׁת וַיָּבוֹא֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־כָּל־מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- a widow’sאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
- a widow’sאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
- of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaphtâlîy · NaphtaliH5321
- and his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- of Tyreצֹרִיtsôrîy · TyrianH6876
- a workerחָרַשׁchârash · to plow/plotH2790
- in brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
- and he was filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- with wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
- and understandingתְּבוּנָהtâbûn tebûnâh tôbûnâh · understandingH8394
- and cunningדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847
- to workעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- all worksמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
- And he cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
- and wroughtעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:14
- 2 Chronicles 2:14He was the son of a woman from the tribe of Dan, and his father is a native of Tyre. Huram knows how to work with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, wood, purple, violet, and dark red cloth, and linen. He also knows how to make all kinds of engravings and follow any set of plans that will be given to him. ⌞He can work⌟ with your skilled workmen and the skilled workmen of His Majesty David, your father.
- 2 Chronicles 4:16pots, shovels, and three-pronged forks. Huram made all of them out of polished bronze for the Lord’s temple at King Solomon’s request.
- Exodus 31:2“I have chosen Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.
- Exodus 35:30Then Moses said to the Israelites, “The Lord has chosen Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.
- Exodus 36:1⌞Moses continued,⌟ “So Bezalel and Oholiab will do the work as the Lord has commanded. They will do this with the help of every other craftsman to whom the Lord has given the necessary skills and talents. They will know how to do all the work for constructing the holy place.”
- Isaiah 28:26God will guide him in judgment, and his God will teach him.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Hiram‘s mother, while by birth of the tribe of Dan, had had for her first husband a man of the tribe of Naphtali. (Compare this verse and margin reference.) All his work - The work that he personally did for Solomon seems to have been limited to metal-work, and indeed to works in brass. (See below, 1 Kings 7:45, and compare 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. 1414. He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali--In 2Ch 2:14 his mother is said to have been of the daughters of Dan. The apparent discrepancy may be reconciled thus: Hiram's mother, though belonging to the tribe of Dan, had been married to a Naphtalite, so that when married afterwards to a Tyrian, she might be described as a widow of the tribe of Naphtali. Or, if she was a native of the city Dan (Laish), she might be said to be of the daughters of Dan…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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