2 Chronicles 2:12

12 Praise the Lord God of Israel, Creator of heaven and earth! He has given King David a wise son, full of understanding and skill, who now plans to build a temple for the Lord and a palace for himself.

2 Chronicles 2:12 Meaning and 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 ) .

2 Chronicles 2:12 In-Context

10 As provisions for your lumbermen, I will send you 100,000 bushels of wheat, 100,000 bushels of barley, 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of olive oil."

11 King Hiram sent Solomon a letter in reply. He wrote, "Because the Lord loves his people, he has made you their king.

12 Praise the Lord God of Israel, Creator of heaven and earth! He has given King David a wise son, full of understanding and skill, who now plans to build a temple for the Lord and a palace for himself.

13 I am sending you a wise and skillful master metalworker named Huram.

14 His mother was a member of the tribe of Dan and his father was a native of Tyre. He knows how to make things out of gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood. He can work with blue, purple, and red cloth, and with linen. He can do all sorts of engraving and can follow any design suggested to him. Let him work with your skilled workers and with those who worked for your father, King David.