Discovery Box1 Kings 7:13-14 
ContextSolomon Commissions Hiram to Supply the Temple
7:13 King Solomon sent for Hiram 1 of Tyre. 2 7:14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, 3 and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge 4 to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.
1 Kings 7:45
Context7:45 and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the Lord’s temple 5 were made from polished bronze.
1 tn Heb “King Solomon sent and took Hiram from Tyre.” In 2 Chr 2:13 (MT v. 12) and 4:11, 16 his name is spelled “Huram.”
2 map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
3 tn 2 Chr 2:14 (13 HT) says “from the daughters of Dan.”
4 tn Heb “he was filled with the skill, understanding, and knowledge.”
5 tn Heb “which Hiram made for King Solomon [for] the house of the
