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Hiram (1Ki 7:13)

A person of the united monarchy of Israel, first named at 1 Kings 7:13.

Lived: United Monarchy

Where in scripture

1 Kings2 Chronicles
1 Kings 7:131 Kings 7:401 Kings 7:452 Chronicles 2:132 Chronicles 4:112 Chronicles 4:16

In their own words — 1 recorded saying

“Then Huram, king of Tyre, sent Solomon an answer in writing, saying, Because of his love for his people the Lord has made you king over them. And Huram said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, maker of heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, full of wisdom and good sense, to be the builder of a house for the Lord and a house for himself as king. And now I am sending you a wise and expert man, Huram who is as my father, The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, whose father was a man of Tyre, an expert worker in gold and silver and brass and iron, in stone and…” — 2 Chronicles 2:11-16

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).