2 Chronicles 2:12

David Hiram

¹⁰ I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”

¹¹ Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”

And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

¹³ So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity.

¹⁴ He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
KJV: Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
WEB: Huram continued, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who would build a house for the LORD and a house for his kingdom.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: And Huram said, Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, that made the heavens and the earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, who will build a house for Jehovah and a house for his kingdom.
BLB: And Huram said: “Blessed [be] YHWH, God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth, for He has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, who will build a temple for YHWH and a house for his kingdom.

ÅB: Og Hiram skrev videre: Lovet være Herren, Israels Gud, som har gjort himmelen og jorden, fordi han har gitt kong David en vis sønn, som har slik visdom og forstand at han kan bygge et hus for Herren og et hus for seg selv til kongebolig!
OTB: Huram sa også,
"Velsignet være Herren, Israels Gud,
som skapte himmel og jord,
som har gitt kong David en vis sønn,
utrustet med klokskap og forstand,
som skal bygge et hus for Herren og et kongelig palass for seg selv.
B1930: Og Hiram skrev videre: Lovet være Herren, Israels Gud, som har gjort himmelen og jorden, fordi han har gitt kong David en vis sønn, som har slik visdom og forstand at han kan bygge et hus for Herren og et hus for sig selv til kongebolig!

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Original text and word study

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Psalms 33:6
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
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Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
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1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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1 Kings 5:7
When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
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Psalms 136:5–6
By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.
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2 Chronicles 2:1
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
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Acts 4:24
When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.
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Genesis 1:1–2
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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