Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
HIS MESSAGE TO HURAM FOR SKILFUL ARTIFICERS. (II Chronicles 2:3-10)
Solomon sent to Huram—The correspondence was probably conducted on both sides in writing (II Chronicles 2:11; also see on I Kings 5:8).
As thou didst deal with David my father—This would seem decisive of the question whether the Huram then reigning in Tyre was David's friend (see on I Kings 5:1-6). In opening the business, Solomon grounded his request for Tyrian aid on two reasons: 1. The temple he proposed to build must be a solid and permanent building because the worship was to be continued in perpetuity; and therefore the building materials must be of the most durable quality. 2. It must be a magnificent structure because it was to be dedicated to the God who was greater than all gods; and, therefore, as it might seem a presumptuous idea to erect an edifice for a Being "whom the heaven and the heaven of heavens do not contain," it was explained that Solomon's object was not to build a house for Him to dwell in, but a temple in which His worshippers might offer sacrifices to His honor. No language could be more humble and appropriate than this. The pious strain of sentiment was such as became a king of Israel.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Chronicles 2:5:
2 Chronicles 2:3-6
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