Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Chronicles 2:12

"Huram said moreover, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom." — 2 Chronicles 2:12 (ASV)

Huram said moreover. — And Huram said, that is, in his letter to Solomon.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that made heaven and earth. — In 1 Kings 5:7 we read simply, Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given to David a wise son over this great people. The chronicler has perhaps modified the words of his source in a monotheistic sense; although it is quite possible that Jehovah was known to the polytheist Phoenician by the title of “Maker of heaven and earth.” (Compare to Genesis 14:19.)

An inscription of the Persian emperor Xerxes speaks of the Supreme in terms that resemble what Solomon says in 2 Chronicles 2:5, as well as Huram’s language here: “The great god Ahuramazda, great one of the gods, who made this earth, who made these heavens” (inscription on rocks at Elvend).

A house for his kingdom. — A royal palace (2 Chronicles 7:11; 2 Chronicles 8:1).