2 Chronicles 2:7
“Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon,.... Of the two first of these, and which Hiram…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
See 1Ki 5:6, note; 1Ki 7:13, note. Purple ... - “Purple, crimson, and blue,” would be needed for the hangings of the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Send me - a man cunning to work - A person of great ingenuity, who is capable of planning and directing, and who may be…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Chronicles 2:1-10
Solomon's wisdom was given him, not merely for speculation, to entertain himself (though it is indeed a princely…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
can skill to grave Literally, knoweth how to grave.
to grave with the cunningmen] R.V. to grave all manner of gravings,…
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