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1 Kings 7:13
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11 And above were costly stones, hewn to size, and cedar wood.
12 The great court was enclosed with three rows of hewn stones and a row of cedar beams. So were the ainner court of the house of the Lord band the vestibule of the temple.  

Hiram the Craftsman

13 Now King Solomon sent and brought1 Huram from Tyre.  
14 aHe was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and bhis father was a man of Tyre, a bronze worker; che was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill in working with all kinds of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and did all his work.  

The Bronze Pillars for the Temple

15 And he1 cast atwo pillars of bronze, each one eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of each.  
16 Then he made two capitals of cast bronze, to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.
17 He made a lattice network, with wreaths of chainwork, for the capitals which were on top of the pillars: seven chains for one capital and seven for the other capital.
Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 7:13

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American Standard Version
And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

Amplified® Bible
King Solomon brought Hiram from Tyre.

Contemporary English Version
Hiram was a skilled bronze worker from the city of Tyre. His father was now dead, but he also had been a bronze worker from Tyre, and his mother was from the tribe of Naphtali. King Solomon asked Hiram to come to Jerusalem and make the bronze furnishings to use for worship in the LORD's temple, and he agreed to do it.

Darby English Version
And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

Good News Bible
King Solomon sent for a man named Huram, a craftsman living in the city of Tyre, who was skilled in bronze work.

King James Version
And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

New American Standard Bible
Now King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.

New International Version
King Solomon sent to Tyre and brought Huram,

New King James Version
Now King Solomon sent and brought Huram from Tyre.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.

Revised Standard Version
And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.

Young's Literal Translation
And king Solomon sendeth and taketh Hiram out of Tyre --


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