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2 Chronicles 4:16

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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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Huram his father - Or, “Huram his master-workman” (2Ch 2:13 note).

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Huram his father - אב ab, father, is often used in Hebrew to signify a master, inventor, chief operator, and is very probably used here in the former sense by the Chaldee: All these Chiram his master…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Chronicles 4:11-22

We have here such a summary both of the brass-work and the gold-work of the temple as we had before (Kg1 7:13, etc.), in which we have nothing more to observe than, 1. That Huram the workman was very…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the fleshhooks Heb. mizlagoth. In 2Ch 4:11 and 1Ki 7:45 (the parallel passages) the basons(Heb. mizraḳoth).

Huram his father See note on 2Ch 2:13.