New Living Translation
2 Chronicles 2:14
14His mother is from the tribe of Dan in Israel, and his father is from Tyre. He is skillful at making things from gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and he also works with stone and wood. He can work with purple, blue, and scarlet cloth and fine linen. He is also an engraver and can follow any design given to him. He will work with your craftsmen and those appointed by my lord David, your father.
2 Chronicles 2:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
- New International Version (NIV)whose mother was from Dan and whose father was from Tyre. He is trained to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, and with purple and blue and crimson yarn and fine linen. He is experienced in all kinds of engraving and can execute any design given to him. He will work with your skilled workers and with those of my lord, David your father.
- English Standard Version (ESV)the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and to do all sorts of engraving and execute any design that may be assigned him, with your craftsmen, the craftsmen of my lord, David your father.
- New King James Version (NKJV)(the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre), skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple and blue, fine linen and crimson, and to make any engraving and to accomplish any plan which may be given to him, with your skillful men and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.
Context of 2 Chronicles 2:14
12Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son, gifted with skill and understanding, who will build a Temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself. 13“I am sending you a master craftsman named Huram-abi, who is extremely talented. His mother is from the tribe of Dan in Israel, and his father is from Tyre. He is skillful at making things from gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and he also works with stone and wood. He can work with purple, blue, and scarlet cloth and fine linen. He is also an engraver and can follow any design given to him. He will work with your craftsmen and those appointed by my lord David, your father. 15“Send along the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine that my lord has mentioned. 16We will cut whatever timber you need from the Lebanon mountains and will float the logs in rafts down the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Joppa. From there you can transport the logs up to Jerusalem.”
Read all of 2 Chronicles 22 Chronicles 2:14 word by word
בֶּן־אִשָּׁ֞ה מִן־בְּנ֣וֹת דָּ֗ן וְאָבִ֣יו אִישׁ־צֹרִ֡י יוֹדֵ֡עַ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת בַּזָּֽהָב־וּ֠בַכֶּסֶף בַּנְּחֹ֨שֶׁת בַּבַּרְזֶ֜ל בָּאֲבָנִ֣ים וּבָעֵצִ֗ים בָּאַרְגָּמָ֤ן בַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ וּבַבּ֣וּץ וּבַכַּרְמִ֔יל וּלְפַתֵּ֙חַ֙ כָּל־פִּתּ֔וּחַ וְלַחְשֹׁ֖ב כָּל־מַחֲשָׁ֑בֶת אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִנָּֽתֶן־לוֹ֙ עִם־חֲכָמֶ֔יךָ וְֽחַכְמֵ֔י אֲדֹנִ֖י דָּוִ֥יד אָבִֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of a womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
- of the daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- of Danדָּןdân · DanH1835
- and his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- of Tyreצֹרִיtsôrîy · TyrianH6876
- skilfulיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- to workעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- in goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- and in silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- in brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
- in ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
- in stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- and in timberעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
- in purpleאַרְגָּמָן'argâmân · purpleH713
- in blueתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
- and in fine linenבּוּץbûts · fine linenH948
- and in crimsonכַּרְמִילkarmîyl · crimsonH3758
- also to graveפָּתַחpâthach · to engraveH6605
- any manner of gravingפִּתּוּחַpittûach pittûach · engravingH6603
- and to find outחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: designH2803
- every deviceמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
- which shall be putנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- to him, with thy cunning menחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
- of my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 2:14
- 1 Kings 7:13King Solomon then asked for a man named Huram to come from Tyre.
- 2 Chronicles 2:7“So send me a master craftsman who can work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as with purple, scarlet, and blue cloth. He must be a skilled engraver who can work with the craftsmen of Judah and Jerusalem who were selected by my father, David.
- Exodus 31:3I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 2:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14To find out every device - Compare Exodus 31:4. The “devices” intended are plans or designs connected with art, which Huram could invent on any subject that was “put to him.”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
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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
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