2 Chronicles 2:11

11 Then Huram king of Tyre answered in a letter, and he sent [word] to Solomon: "Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them."

2 Chronicles 2:11 Meaning and 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).

2 Chronicles 2:11 In-Context

9 to prepare trees in abundance for me, for the house that I am building [will be] great and wonderful.

10 Now see, I will provide twenty thousand dry measures of crushed wheat, twenty thousand dry measures of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil to the woodcarvers and those who cut timber."

11 Then Huram king of Tyre answered in a letter, and he sent [word] to Solomon: "Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them."

12 Then Huram said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has made the heavens and the earth, who has given to King David a wise son knowing discretion and understanding, who will build for Yahweh a house and a royal palace for himself.

13 So now I have sent a skilled man, knowledgeable [and with] understanding: my master Huram,

Footnotes

• [a]. This is the spelling in Hebrew, though many translations have "Hiram"