2 Chronicles 2:13

Contemporary English Version

I am sending Huram Abi to you. He is very bright.

Parallel Translations

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

Hebrew Names Version
Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, of Huram my father's,

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

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

New Century Version
"I will send you a skilled and wise man named Huram-Abi.

New English Translation
Now I am sending you Huram Abi, a skilled and capable man,

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

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

World English Bible
Now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, of Huram my father's,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Now therefore I haue sent a wise man, and of vnderstanding of my father Hurams,

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

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

Complete Jewish Bible
the son of a woman who was one of the daughters of Dan, while his father was a man from Tzor. He is skilled in working gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and timber, as well as purple and blue dyed materials, fine linen and crimson material; he can do any kind of engraving; and he can make all the equipment necessary to accomplish any task assigned to him, with the help of your craftsmen and those of my lord David your father.

Darby Translation
And now, I send a skilful man, endued with understanding, Huram Abi,

Easy-to-Read Version
I will send you a skilled craftsman named Huram Abi.

George Lamsa Translation
And now I have sent to you a skilful man, endued with understanding, even Hiram,

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

Lexham English Bible
So now I have sent a skilled man, knowledgeable and with understanding: my master Huram,

Literal Translation
And now I have sent a skilled man having understanding, of Hiram my father,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore sende I now a wyse man that hath vnderstondynge, euen Hiram Abi

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

Bible in Basic English
And now I am sending you a wise and expert man, Huram who is as my father,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And now I haue sent a wise man, and a man of vnderstanding, whom my father Hiram dyd vse:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful 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 grave any manner of graving, and to devise any device; to do whatever may be set before him, with thy skilful men, and with the skilful men of my lord David thy father.

King James Version (1611)
And now I haue sent a cunning man (indued with vnderstanding) of Huram my fathers:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now I have sent thee a wise and understanding man who belonged to Chiram my father

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Y sente to thee a prudent man and moost kunnynge, Iram,

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And now I have sent a skillful 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 1 Kings 7:13">[fn] my master 1 Kings 7:13, 14)">[fn] craftsman

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

New Life Bible
Now I am sending Huram-abi, an able man of understanding.

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, have I sent a wise man, skilled in understanding, pertaining to Huram my father:

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

Revised Standard Version
"Now I have sent a skilled man, endued with understanding, Huram-abi,

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

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now I am sending Huram-abi, a skilled man, endowed with understanding,

Contextual Overview

¹¹ Hiram sent his answer back to Solomon: I know that the Lord must love his people, because he has chosen you to be their king. ¹² Praise the Lord God of Israel who made heaven and earth! He has given David a son who isn't only wise and smart, but who has the knowledge to build a temple for the Lord and a palace for himself. ¹³ I am sending Huram Abi to you. He is very bright. ¹⁴ His mother was from the Israelite tribe of Dan, and his father was from Tyre. Not only is Huram an expert at working with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, but he can also make colored cloth and fine linen. And he can carve anything if you give him a pattern to follow. He can help your workers and those hired by your father King David. ¹⁵ Go ahead and send the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine you promised to pay my workers. ¹⁶ I will tell them to start cutting down trees in Lebanon. They will cut as many as you need, then tie them together into rafts, and float them down along the coast to Joppa. Your workers can take them to Jerusalem from there. ¹⁷ Solomon counted all the foreigners who were living in Israel, just as his father David had done when he was king, and the total was 153,600. ¹⁸ He assigned 70,000 of them to carry building supplies and 80,000 of them to cut stone from the hills. He chose 3,600 others to supervise the workers and to make sure the work was completed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

of Huram: 2 Chronicles 4:16

Reciprocal: Exodus 31:4 - General 1 Kings 7:13 - Hiram Ezekiel 27:8 - wise James 3:13 - endued

Cross-References

Genesis 10:6
Ham's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. They were Ethiopia, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. Cush was the ancestor of Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah was the ancestor of Sheba and Dedan. Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, a mighty warrior whose strength came from the Lord . Nimrod is the reason for the saying, "You hunt like Nimrod with the strength of the Lord !" Nimrod first ruled in Babylon, Erech, and Accad, all of which were in Babylonia. From there Nimrod went to Assyria and built the great city of Nineveh. He also built Rehoboth-Ir and Calah, as well as Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah. Egypt was the ancestor of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, the ancestor of the Philistines. Canaan's sons were Sidon and Heth. He was also the ancestor of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanites spread from the territory of Sidon and went as far as Gaza in the direction of Gerar. They also went as far as Lasha in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim.

Isaiah 11:11
When that day comes, the Lord will again reach out his mighty arm and bring home his people who have survived in Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the land along the coast.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding,.... In such things as Solomon required he should, 2 Chronicles 2:7

of Huram my father's; a workman of his, whom he employed, and so might be depended upon as a good artificer; though rather Huram is the artificer's name,

and Abi, we render "my father", his surname, that is, "Huram Abi"; and this is the opinion of several learned men g, and is very probable; for certain it is, that his name was Huram or Hiram, 1 Kings 7:13, and so he is called "Huram his father, or Huram Abif", 2 Chronicles 4:16.

g Luther. Emanuel Sa, Piscator, Schmidt, Beckius in Targum in loc.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of Huram my father’s - A wrong translation. Huram here is the workman sent by the king of Tyre and not the king of Tyre’s father (see 1 Kings 5:1 note). The words in the original are Huram Abi, and the latter word is now commonly thought to be either a proper name or an epithet of honor, e. g., my master-workman.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 2:13. I have sent a conning man — His name appears to have been Hiram, or Hiram Abi: see the notes on 1 Kings 7:13-14.