1 Kings 7:13

13 And king Solomon sendeth and taketh Hiram out of Tyre --

1 Kings 7:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:13

And King Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
] Not the king of Tyre, but an artificer in it, after described, whom Solomon had heard and upon his request Huram sent him to him, ( 2 Chronicles 2:13 ) his name is called Hyperon by Clemens of Alexandria ^F12.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 Stromat. l. 1. p. 332.

1 Kings 7:13 In-Context

11 and above [are] precious stone, according to the measures of hewn work, and cedar;

12 and the great court round about [is] three rows of hewn work, and a row of cedar-beams, even for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and for the porch of the house.

13 And king Solomon sendeth and taketh Hiram out of Tyre --

14 he [is] son of a woman, a widow, of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father a man of Tyre, a worker in brass, and he is filled with the wisdom and the understanding, and the knowledge to do all work in brass -- and he cometh unto king Solomon, and doth all his work.

15 And he formeth the two pillars of brass; eighteen cubits [is] the height of the one pillar, and a cord of twelve cubits doth compass the second pillar.