Now King Solomon sent word and had Hiram brought from Tyre.
Parallel translations
- WEB King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.
- KJV And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
- BSB Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.
- NKJV Now King Solomon sent and brought Huram from Tyre.
- NLT King Solomon then asked for a man named Huram to come from Tyre.
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Quick answer
King Solomon sent for Hiram of Tyre, a master craftsman, to do the temple's bronze work. He brought the best skill available to God's house.
Overview
This Hiram, distinct from the king of Tyre by the same name, was a gifted artisan summoned to craft the temple's metalwork. Solomon's willingness to enlist such expertise shows his desire to honor God with excellence. As in the tabernacle, God's work was carried out by Spirit-given skill, here even drawing on a man of partly Gentile heritage to serve the worship of Israel's God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 2 Chr 4:11Huram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Huram finished doing the work that he did for king Solomon in God’s house:
- 1 Kgs 7:40Hiram made the basins, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished doing all the work that he worked for king Solomon in Yahweh’s house:
- 2 Chr 2:13–14Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, of Huram my father’s,
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Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.
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