2 Chronicles 2:13
New International Version
“I am sending you Huram-Abi, a man of great skill,

New Living Translation
“I am sending you a master craftsman named Huram-abi, who is extremely talented.

English Standard Version
“Now I have sent a skilled man, who has understanding, Huram-abi,

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

King James Bible
And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,

New King James Version
And now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram my master craftsman

New American Standard Bible
“Now then, I am sending Huram-abi, a skilled man, endowed with understanding,

NASB 1995
“Now I am sending Huram-abi, a skilled man, endowed with understanding,

NASB 1977
“And now I am sending a skilled man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi,

Legacy Standard Bible
“So now, I am sending Huram-abi, a wise man, who is knowledgeable in understanding,

Amplified Bible
“Now I am sending a skilled man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi,

Christian Standard Bible
I have now sent Huram-abi, a skillful man who has understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have now sent Huram-abi, a skillful man who has understanding.

American Standard Version
And now I have sent a skilful man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Also now I have sent you a wise man, Khiram, knowing discernment.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And now I have sent thee a wise and understanding man who belonged to Chiram my father

Contemporary English Version
I am sending Huram Abi to you. He is wise and very skillful.

Douay-Rheims Bible
I therefore have sent thee my father Hiram, a wise and most skilful man,

English Revised Version
And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
And now, I'm sending a man with skill and intelligence-Huram Abi.

Good News Translation
I am sending you a wise and skillful master metalworker named Huram.

International Standard Version
Now I'm sending along Hiram-abi, a skilled craftsman, who is very creative.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And now I have sent a skilful man, endued with understanding, even Huram my master craftsman,

Literal Standard Version
And now, I have sent a wise man having understanding, of [my] father Huram

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

New American Bible
I am now sending you a craftsman of great skill, Huram-abi,

NET Bible
Now I am sending you Huram Abi, a skilled and capable man,

New Revised Standard Version
“I have dispatched Huram-abi, a skilled artisan, endowed with understanding,

New Heart English Bible
Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Hiram Abi,

Webster's Bible Translation
And now I have sent a skillful man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,

World English Bible
Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram-abi,

Young's Literal Translation
'And now, I have sent a wise man having understanding, of Huram my father,

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Context
Hiram's Reply
12And 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. 13So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity. 14He 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.…

Cross References
1 Kings 7:13
Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.

2 Chronicles 2:7
Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

2 Chronicles 2:12
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.

2 Chronicles 2:14
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.

2 Chronicles 4:16
and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.


Treasury of Scripture

And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,

of huram

2 Chronicles 4:16
The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.

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2 Chronicles 2
1. Solomon's laborers for the building of the temple
3. His ambassage to Huram for workmen and provisions
11. Huram sends him a kind answer
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(13) Endued with understanding.--See the same phrase in 1Chronicles 12:32.

Of Huram my father's.--Rather, Huram my father--i.e., master, preceptor, as in 2Chronicles 4:16, where Huram is called the "father" of Solomon. (Comp. Genesis 45:8; Judges 17:10; Judges 18:19. So LXX. and Vulgate; Syriac omits.) . . .

Verse 13. - Of Huram my father's. The words of 2 Chronicles 4:11, 16 would invest these with suspicion, if nothing that occurred before did, as e.g. the parallel passage (1 Kings 7:13, 14, 40). There can be no doubt from these passages that the name Huram of this verse is the name of the workman sent (the lamed prefixed being only the objective sign), not the supposed name of King Hiram's father, which, as already seen, was Abibaal. But the following word translated "my father" (אָבִי) is less easily explained; 2 Chronicles 4:16 ("his father") is quite sufficient to negative the rendering" father" altogether. In our text altogether inappropriate, it may be called there altogether impossible. It has been proposed to render it as a proper name Abi, or as an affix of honour, Ab, equal to "master." However, Gesenius (in 'Lexicon,' sub roe. אב (6), which see) furnishes a signification, "chief counsellor," which (taking it to mean chief counsellor, or as it were expert, chief referee, or even only foreman in such matters as might be in question) would well suit all the passages, and remove all difficulty.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So now I
וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

am sending you
שָׁלַ֧חְתִּי (šā·laḥ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

Huram-abi,
לְחוּרָ֥ם (lə·ḥū·rām)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2361: Huram -- a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians)

a skillful
חָכָ֛ם (ḥā·ḵām)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2450: Wise

man
אִישׁ־ (’îš-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

endowed
יוֹדֵ֥עַ (yō·w·ḏê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

with understanding.
בִּינָ֖ה (bî·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 998: An understanding


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OT History: 2 Chronicles 2:13 Now I have sent a skillful man (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr)
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