2 Chronicles 2:14

14 ¹the son of a Danite * woman and a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone and wood, and in purple, violet, linen and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to execute any design which may be assigned to him, to work with your skilled men and with those of my lord David your father.

2 Chronicles 2:14 Meaning and 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).

2 Chronicles 2:14 In-Context

12 Then Huram continued, "Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel, who has made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who will build a house for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

13 "Now I am sending Huram-abi , a skilled man, endowed with understanding,

14 the son of a Danite woman and a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone and wood, and in purple, violet, linen and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to execute any design which may be assigned to him, to work with your skilled men and with those of my lord David your father.

15 "Now then, let my lord send to his servants wheat and barley, oil and wine, of which he has spoken.

16 "We will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry it up to Jerusalem."

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 7:14

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "a woman of the daughters of Dan"
• [b] Lit "whose father is a Tyrian man"
• [c] Lit "devise any device"
• [d] Lit "skilled men"