1 KINGS 7:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“He was a widow’s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.”
"He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon, and made all his work." — Hiram the craftsman (*Chiram amenu*) is *half-Israelite, half-Phoenician*—his *mother is from the Israelite tribe of Naphtali*, his *father is from Tyre*. He is *filled with chokhma, tevuna, u-da'at* (wisdom, understanding, and knowledge/skill) *for bronze work*. The *cultural synthesis* (Israelite-Phoenician) and the *divine gifting* (wisdom-filled) position Hiram as the *artistic equivalent* of Solomon's *administrative wisdom*.
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