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for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />King Solomon sent to Tyre and brought Huram,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />King Solomon then asked for a man named Huram to come from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now King Solomon sent and brought Huram from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now King Solomon sent <i>word</i> and had Hiram brought from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now King Solomon sent <i>word</i> and brought Hiram [a skilled craftsman] from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />King Solomon had Hiram brought from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />King Solomon had Hiram brought from Tyre. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />King Solomon had Hiram brought from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />King Solomon sent for a man named Huram, a craftsman living in the city of Tyre, who was skilled in bronze work. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />King Solomon sent for Hiram from Tyre, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />King Solomon sent for Hiram of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />King Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And king Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And King Solomon sends and takes Hiram out of Tyre—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And king Solomon sendeth and taketh Hiram out of Tyre -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And king Solomon will send and take Hiram out of Tyre.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And king Solomon sent, and brought Hiram from Tyre, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And king Solomon sent and brought Hiram of Tyre,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />King Solomon brought Hiram from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now King Solomon invited and received Hiram from Tyre.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And King Solomon sent and he brought Khiram from Tyre.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And king Solomon sent, and took Chiram out of Tyre,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/7-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=2419" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">The Work of Hiram</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">Now King</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">to bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/2438.htm" title="2438: ḥî·rām (N-proper-ms) -- A Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians). Or Chiyrowm; another form of Chuwram; Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians.">Huram</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6865.htm" title="6865: miṣ·ṣōr (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A Phoenician city. Or Tsowr; the same as tsor; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine.">from Tyre.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-13.htm">2 Chronicles 2:13-14</a></span><br />So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity. / He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-11.htm">2 Chronicles 4:11-16</a></span><br />Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God: / the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; / the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars); ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/31-1.htm">Exodus 31:1-6</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. / And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/35-30.htm">Exodus 35:30-35</a></span><br />Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. / And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship, / to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6</a></span><br />Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-7.htm">1 Kings 6:7</a></span><br />The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11</a></span><br />Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11</a></span><br />King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22</a></span><br />For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">2 Chronicles 2:7</a></span><br />Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-3.htm">2 Chronicles 2:3</a></span><br />Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">2 Chronicles 2:8</a></span><br />Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18</a></span><br />Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1</a></span><br />Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1</a></span><br />He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.</p><p class="hdg">Hiram</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">1 Kings 7:40</a></b></br> And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/2-13.htm">2 Chronicles 2:13</a></b></br> And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/4-11.htm">2 Chronicles 4:11</a></b></br> And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;</p><p class="hdg">Huram </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">Fetched</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">Hiram</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-21.htm">Huram</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">Tyre</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/9-28.htm">Fetched</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">Hiram</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">Huram</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-14.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-14.htm">Tyre</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">The building of Solomon's house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">Of the house of Lebanon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Of the porch of pillars</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-7.htm">Of the porch of judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">Hiram's work of the two pillars,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Of the molten sea</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">Of the ten bases</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">Of the ten lavers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">and all the vessels</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now King Solomon</b><br>King Solomon, the son of David and Bathsheba, was the third king of Israel. Known for his wisdom, wealth, and building projects, Solomon's reign marked a period of peace and prosperity for Israel. His leadership is often seen as a fulfillment of God's promise to David that his son would build the temple (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-13</a>). Solomon's role as a king who brings peace and builds the temple is a type of Christ, who is the ultimate King of Peace and the builder of the spiritual temple, the Church.<p><b>sent to bring Huram</b><br>Huram, also known as Hiram, was a skilled craftsman renowned for his work with bronze. His expertise was crucial for the construction of the temple and its furnishings. The collaboration between Solomon and Huram highlights the importance of skilled labor and artistry in worship, reflecting the beauty and order of God's creation. This partnership also illustrates the unity between Israel and the Gentile nations, as Huram was not an Israelite, prefiguring the inclusion of Gentiles in the New Covenant (<a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11-22</a>).<p><b>from Tyre</b><br>Tyre was a prominent Phoenician city known for its wealth and skilled artisans. The city was located on the Mediterranean coast, north of Israel, and was famous for its trade and craftsmanship. The alliance between Solomon and the king of Tyre, Hiram, facilitated the exchange of resources and expertise necessary for the temple's construction. This cooperation underscores the interconnectedness of ancient Near Eastern cultures and the role of international relations in biblical history. Tyre's involvement in the temple project also foreshadows the future judgment and redemption of the nations, as seen in prophecies concerning Tyre (Isaiah 23, <a href="/ezekiel/26.htm">Ezekiel 26-28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_solomon.htm">King Solomon</a></b><br>The son of King David and Bathsheba, Solomon is known for his wisdom, wealth, and building projects, including the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/huram.htm">Huram (Hiram) from Tyre</a></b><br>A skilled craftsman from Tyre, known for his expertise in working with bronze. He was brought by Solomon to assist in the construction of the Temple and its furnishings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>An ancient Phoenician city located on the Mediterranean coast, known for its skilled artisans and craftsmen. It played a significant role in trade and commerce during Solomon's reign.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The primary focus of Solomon's building projects, the Temple in Jerusalem was a central place of worship for the Israelites and a symbol of God's presence among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/construction_of_the_temple.htm">Construction of the Temple</a></b><br>A significant event in Israel's history, the building of the Temple was a fulfillment of God's promise to David and a demonstration of Solomon's dedication to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_skilled_labor_in_god's_work.htm">The Importance of Skilled Labor in God's Work</a></b><br>God values and uses the skills and talents of individuals for His purposes. Just as Huram's craftsmanship was essential for the Temple, our unique abilities can be used to serve God and His kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/collaboration_in_ministry.htm">Collaboration in Ministry</a></b><br>The partnership between Solomon and Huram illustrates the importance of collaboration in achieving God's work. We are called to work together, utilizing diverse gifts and talents to fulfill God's plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_his_plans.htm">God's Provision for His Plans</a></b><br>God provides the necessary resources and people to accomplish His purposes. Just as He provided Huram for the Temple's construction, He will equip us with what we need to fulfill His calling in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_gentiles_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Gentiles in God's Plan</a></b><br>Huram, a Gentile, played a crucial role in building the Temple, foreshadowing the inclusion of all nations in God's redemptive plan through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_1_kings_7_46_bronze_casting.htm">Is there any archaeological or historical evidence supporting the large-scale bronze casting described in 1 Kings 7:46? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_differ_solomon's_temple_styles.htm">Why do biblical descriptions of Solomon’s temple differ from contemporary architectural styles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_kings_and_2_chronicles_differ_on_hiram's_ancestry.htm">Why does 1 Kings 7:13–14 attribute Hiram’s skill to Tyrian ancestry while 2 Chronicles provides slightly different details about his background? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_temple_furnishings'_size.htm">Is there any archaeological evidence supporting the massive dimensions of the temple furnishings described in 2 Chronicles 4:2–5? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13-50) The exceedingly graphic and elaborate description of the work of Hiram on the vessels and furniture of the Temple, and on the great pillars, bears on the very face of it the most evident marks of historical accuracy and of the use of contemporary documents, and it has, moreover, great antiquarian interest. Looked at in itself, it shows that the Temple (like many other buildings in the comparative infancy of architecture) depended for its effect, not so much on size or proportion, as on rich material, elaborate decoration, and costly furniture, on which all the resources both of treasure and art were lavished. But besides this, the sense of the especial sacredness attached to all the vessels of the Temple, which was hereafter to degenerate into a Pharisaic superstition (see <a href="/context/matthew/23-16.htm" title="Woe to you, you blind guides, which say, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!">Matthew 23:16-18</a>), suggested the most careful record of every detail, and reverently traced to "the Spirit of God" the gift of "wisdom of heart" "to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass," as in Bezaleel and Aholiab for the Tabernacle (<a href="/context/exodus/35-31.htm" title="And he has filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;">Exodus 35:31-32</a>), so also in Hiram for the Temple. There is something especially remarkable in this broad comprehensiveness of conception which recognises the illuminating and inspiring power of the Spirit of God, not only in the moral and religious teaching of the prophet and the devotional utterances of the psalmist, but in the warlike enthusiasm of the Judge, the sagacity of the statesman, the imaginative skill of the artist, and the wisdom of the philosophic thinker. Nothing could more strikingly illustrate the Apostolic declaration: "There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit" (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-4.htm" title="Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.">1Corinthians 12:4</a>).<p>(13) <span class= "bld">And king Solomon sent.</span>--The record in the Chronicles (<a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm" title="Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.">2Chronicles 2:7</a>; <a href="/context/2_chronicles/2-13.htm" title="And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,">2Chronicles 2:13-14</a>) gives what is evidently a more exact description of the facts here briefly alluded to. In Solomon's first letter to King Hiram he asks for "a man cunning to work," and with the answer the artificer Hiram is sent. His mixed parentage would enable him to enter into the spirit of the Israelite worship, and yet to bring to bear upon it the practical skill of the Tyrian artificer. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And king Solomon sent</span> [rather, had sent (<a href="/2_chronicles/2-13.htm">2 Chronicles 2:13</a>)] <span class="cmt_word">and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.</span> [This is our historian's brief version of the transaction which is recorded in <a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">2 Chronicles 2:7-14</a>. He has not mentioned before (<a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6</a>) Solomon's request for a master builder. Hiram, like his namesake the king, is elsewhere (<a href="/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/4-11.htm">2 Chronicles 4:11, 16</a>) called <span class="accented">Huram</span> or <span class="accented">Hirom</span> (ver. 40). See note on 1 Kings 5:1. In the first of these passages the king calls him "Huram my father" (see note there); in the last he is designated "Huram his father." The title <span class="accented">"Ab"</span> (cf. <a href="/genesis/45-8.htm">Genesis 45:8</a>, 41, 43; <a href="/2_kings/2-12.htm">2 Kings 2:12</a>; <a href="/2_kings/5-13.htm">2 Kings 5:13</a>; <a href="/2_kings/6-21.htm">2 Kings 6:21</a>; cf. <a href="/1_kings/8-9.htm">1 Kings 8:9</a>) shows the high esteem in which he was held. It can hardly be, as some have supposed, a proper name. It may signify "counsellor," or master, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, master builder. The Tyrians evidently <span class="accented">regarded</span> him with some pride.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/7-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now King</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Solomon</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·mōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sent</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁלַח֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to bring</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Huram</span><br /><span class="heb">חִירָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḥî·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2438.htm">Strong's 2438: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hiram -- a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Tyre.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצֹּֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6865.htm">Strong's 6865: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tyre -- a Phoenician city</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 7:13 King Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 7:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/7-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 7:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>