歴代志下 2:13 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:11-18

Here we have, I. The return which Huram made to Solomon's embassy, in which he shows a great respect for Solomon and a readiness to serve him. Meaner people may learn of these great ones to be neighbourly and complaisant. 1. He congratulates Israel on having such a king as Solomon was (2 Chron. 2:11): Because the Lord loved his people, he has made thee king. Note, A wise and good government is a great blessing to a people, and may well be accounted a singular token of God's favour. He does not... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:13

I have sent a cunning man - His name appears to have been Hiram, or Hiram Abi: see the notes on 1 Kings 7:13 , 1 Kings 7:14 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

This chapter, in a homiletic point of view, invites attention to Those methods (or some of them) of religious enterprise which go to ensure success and to issue in real usefulness. For we may notice here— I. THE REPEATED RECORD , ON THE PART OF SOLOMON , OF HIS RESOLUTION OR DETERMINATION . "Solomon determined." The enterprise "of building a house to the Name of the Lord" had been set before him. He knew it had been in his father's mind. He had heard it in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:11-15

The two Hirams. I. HIRAM THE KING . 1 . His kingdom. Phoenicia Variously explained as "the land of palms," "the land of purple-dyeing." "the land of the brown-red," with reference to the colour of the skin of its inhabitants, Phoenicia in Solomon's time was bounded on the west by the Mediterranean, on the east by Lebanon, on the south by the kingdom of Israel, while towards the north the limit was uncertain, though usually fixed about Arvad, thus making in all a territory a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:13

Of Huram my father's . The words of 2 Chronicles 4:11 , 2 Chronicles 4:16 would invest these with suspicion, if nothing that occurred before did, as e.g. the parallel passage ( 1 Kings 7:13 , 1 Kings 7:14 , 1 Kings 7:40 ). There can be no doubt from these passages that the name Huram of this verse is the name of the workman sent (the lamed prefixed being only the objective sign), not the supposed name of King Hiram's father, which, as already seen, was Abibaal. But the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:13-18

Lessons from the labourers. The interesting particulars we have of the labours of building the temple give us a variety of suggestions. I. THE VALUE OF A WISE INTERMINGLING . 1 . Of blood. The principal architect and engineer supplied by King Hiram was a man of mixed blood; his father was a man of Tyro, but his mother was a Jewess (see 1 Kings 7:14 ), and he appears to have been a man of unusual ability. The mixture of races is proved to be of a very distinct... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:13

Of Huram my father’s - A wrong translation. Huram here is the workman sent by the king of Tyre and not the king of Tyre’s father (see 1 Kings 5:1 note). The words in the original are Huram Abi, and the latter word is now commonly thought to be either a proper name or an epithet of honor, e. g., my master-workman. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

Construction of the temple (2:1-7:22)With the help of King Hiram of Tyre, Solomon prepared materials and arranged a workforce to build the planned temple (2:1-18; see notes on 1 Kings 5:1-18). Construction went on for seven years, until the temple, its furniture, its courtyard, and all other articles and decorations connected with it were completed according to plan (3:1-5:1; see notes on 1 Kings 6:1-7:51). The temple was then dedicated to God (5:2-7:22; see notes on 1 Kings 8:1-9:9). read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:13

2 Chronicles 2:13. And now I have sent a cunning man, &c.— Therefore I have sent unto thee a man of understanding, whom my father Huram had for his instructor. Houbigant. REFLECTIONS.—1st, Solomon, being appointed to build God's house, and by his wisdom so highly qualified for it, begins to set about the glorious structure; and afterwards resolves to raise a palace for himself. Note; Let God be always first and best served. For this purpose he sends an embassage to Hiram, or Huram, king of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:11-18

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:11-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:13-18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 2:13

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