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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:11

Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon ,.... In which letter he told him he had considered the contents of his, and would grant him all that he desired, see 1 Kings 5:8 . because the Lord hath loved his people; he hath made thee king over them ; which are much the same words the queen of Sheba said to Solomon; see Gill on 1 Kings 10:9 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:12

Huram said, moreover, blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that made heaven and earth ,.... Huram seems to have had some good notions of the divine Being, not only as the God of the people of Israel, in a peculiar sense, but as the Former and Maker of all things: who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding ; see 1 Kings 5:7 . that might build an house for the Lord, and for his kingdom ; as in 2 Chronicles 2:1 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:13

And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding ,.... In such things as Solomon required he should, 2 Chronicles 2:7 . of Huram my father's ; a workman of his, whom he employed, and so might be depended upon as a good artificer; though rather Huram is the artificer's name: and Abi , we render "my father", his surname, that is, "Huram Abi"; and this is the opinion of several learned men F7 Luther. Emanuel Sa, Piscator, Schmidt, Beckius in Targum in loc. , and is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:14

The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan ,.... Here follows an account of the descent of the artificer, and of his skill in working; of what seeming disagreement there may be in this account, with that in 1 Kings 7:14 ; see Gill on 1 Kings 7:14 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:15

Now therefore, the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of ,.... In his letter to him, 2 Chronicles 2:10 as for the phrase "my lord", which some think is used, because Hiram was tributary to Solomon, it may only be a respectful way of speaking: let him send unto his servants ; Hiram accepted thereof as a proper reward for the work of his servants. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:16

And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shall need ,.... Both cedar and fir, 1 Kings 5:8 , and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa ; a port in the Mediterranean sea, the same that Jonah went down to; see Gill on 1 Kings 5:9 , and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem ; in land carriages, about forty miles off. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:3

Solomon sent to Huram - This man's name is written חירם Chiram in Kings; and in Chronicles, חורם Churam : there is properly no difference, only a י yod and a ו vau interchanged. See on 1 Kings 5:2 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:6

Seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens - "For the lower heavens, the middle heavens, and the upper heavens cannot contain him, seeing he sustains all things by the arm of his power. Heaven is the throne of his glory, the earth his footstool; the deep, and the whole world, are sustained by the spirit of his Word, [ מימריה ברוח beruach meqmereih ]. Who am I, then, that I should build him a house?" - Targum. Save only to burn sacrifice - It is not under the hope... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:7

Send me - a man cunning to work - A person of great ingenuity, who is capable of planning and directing, and who may be over the other artists. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:11

Answered in writing - Though correspondence among persons of distinction was, in these early times, carried on by confidential messengers, yet we find that epistolary correspondence did exist, and that kings could write and read in what were called by the proud and insolent Greeks and Romans barbarous nations. Nearly two thousand years after this we find a king on the British throne who could not sign his own name. About the year of our Lord 700, Withred, king of Kent, thus concludes a... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:11

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