1 Raja-raja 7:13-15

Solomon Commissions Hiram to Supply the Temple

7:13 King Solomon sent for Hiram ¹  of Tyre. ²  7:14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, ³  and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge ⁴  to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.

7:15 He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet ⁵  high and 18 feet ⁶  in circumference.

[7:13]  ¹ tn Heb “King Solomon sent and took Hiram from Tyre.” In 2 Chr 2:13 (MT v. 12) and 4:11, 16 his name is spelled “Huram.”

[7:13]  ² map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[7:14]  ³ tn 2 Chr 2:14 (13 HT) says “from the daughters of Dan.”

[7:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “he was filled with the skill, understanding, and knowledge.”

[7:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “eighteen cubits.”

[7:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “twelve cubits.”