The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
His mother was from the tribe of Dan, and his father was from Tyre. He is skilled at working with gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood. He can work with purple, blue, fine linen, and crimson fabrics. He can also do all kinds of engraving and figure out any design you give him. He will work alongside your skilled craftsmen and the skilled workers who served your father David.
The writer is describing a master craftsman with incredible skills in metalwork, stonework, woodwork, and fabric work who will help build the temple.
📚 Historical Context
King Solomon was preparing to build the temple in Jerusalem and needed the most skilled craftsmen available. He had requested help from King Hiram of Tyre, who sent this master craftsman - a man of mixed heritage whose skills encompassed all the trades needed for the temple's construction. This was part of the grand preparation for building God's house, which would be the most magnificent structure of its time.
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