14 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 kind 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.
*Minor differences ignored. Grouped by changes, with first version listed as example.
To find out every device - Compare Exodus 31:4. The "devices" intended are plans or designs connected with art, which Huram could invent on any subject that was "put to him."
The son of a woman of the (f) daughters of Daniel, 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 find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
(f) It is also written that she was of the tribe of Naphtali, (1-Kings 7:14) which may be understood that by reason of the confusion of tribes which then began to be, they married in various tribes so that by her father she might be of Daniel and by her mother of Naphtali.
The son of a woman of the daughters of Daniel,.... Here follows an account of the descent of the artificer, and of his skill in working; of what seeming disagreement there may be in this account, with that in 1-Kings 7:14; see Gill on 1-Kings 7:14.
Of Daniel, &c. - A good omen of uniting Jew and Gentile in the gospel - temple.
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