And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
Parallel translations
- WEB He has put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
- BSB And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
- NKJV “And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
- NASB He also has put in his heart to teach, both he and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
- NLT And the Lord has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others.
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Quick answer
God gives Bezalel and Oholiab of Dan the ability to teach their skills to others.
Overview
Beyond their own craftsmanship, these men are gifted to instruct others, multiplying the work through teaching. God's gifts are given not only to be used but to be shared and passed on. This pattern of equipping others reflects how God builds His people, training many to serve (Ephesians 4:11-12; 2 Timothy 2:2).
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- 2 Chr 2:14The 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.
- Exod 31:6And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
- Ezra 7:27Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
- 1 Cor 12:7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
- 1 Cor 1:5–7That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
- Jas 1:16–17Do not err, my beloved brethren.
- Neh 2:12And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
- Ezra 7:10For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
- Isa 28:24–29Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
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