the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson, also to engrave any manner of engraving, and to devise any device; that there may be [a place] appointed to him with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.
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To find out every device - Compare Exodus 31:4. The “devices” intended are artistic plans or designs, which Huram could invent for any proje…
Charles Ellicott
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Huram’s reply. (Compare to 1 Kings 5:7–9)
John Gill
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The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan
Here follows an account of the descent of the artificer, and of his skill…
Matthew Henry
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Solomon informs Huram of the particular services to be performed in the temple. The mysteries of the true religion, unlike those of the Gentile sup…
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