Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 4:11
And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;
11. Huram ] For the form of the name see note on 2Ch 2:3.
And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God ] R.V. So Huram made an end of doing the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of God.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Of these and the following verses See Poole “1Ki 7:40“, &c.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
11. Huram made(See on 1Ki7:40).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
[See comments on 2Ch 3:1].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Summary catalogue of the temple utensils and furniture. – 2Ch 4:11-18. The brass work wrought by Huram.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
11 And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God; 12 To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars; 13 And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars. 14 He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases; 15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it. 16 The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass. 17 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah. 18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out. 19 And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the showbread was set; 20 Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold; 21 And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold; 22 And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
We have here such a summary both of the brass-work and the gold-work of the temple as we had before (1 Kings vii. 13, c.), in which we have nothing more to observe than, 1. That Huram the workman was very punctual: He finished all that he was to make (<i>v. 11), and left no part of his work undone. Huram, his father, he is called, v. 16. Probably it was a sort of nickname by which he was commonly known, Father Huram; for the king of Tyre called him Huram Abi, my father, in compliance with whom Solomon called him his, he being a great artist and father of the artificers in brass and iron. He acquitted himself well both for ingenuity and industry. 2. Solomon was very generous. He made all the vessels in great abundance (v. 18), many of a sort, that many hands might be employed, and so the work might go on with expedition, or that some might be laid up for use when others were worn out. Freely he has received, and he will freely give. When he had made vessels enough for the present he could not convert the remainder of the brass to his own use; it is devoted to God, and it shall be used for him.
Fuente: Matthew Henry’s Whole Bible Commentary
(b) HURAMS WORKS IN BRASS (2Ch. 4:11-18)
Comp. 1Ki. 7:40-47.
Throughout this section the narrative almost textually coincides with the parallel account.
(11) And Huram made the pots.1Ki. 7:40 has lavers (pans). Our reading, pots, appears correct, supported as it is by many MSS. and the LXX. and Vulg. of Kings. A single stroke makes the difference between the two words in Hebrew writing. These pots were scuttles for carrying away the ashes of the altar.
Basons.Bowls (mizrqth). Probably the same as the mizrqm of 2Ch. 4:8. So kyrth (Kings) and kyrm (Chron.).
Huram.Hebrew text, Hiram, as in Kings. The LXX. renders: And Hiram made the fleshhooks () and the firepans (), and the hearth of the altar and all its vessels.
The work.Kings, all the work, and so some MSS., LXX., and Vulg. of Chron. The Syriac and Arabic omit 2Ch. 4:11-17; 2Ch. 4:19-22.
He was to make.Rather, he made.
For the house.In the house. Chronicles supplies the preposition in, which is not required according to ancient usage.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 4:11 And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;
Ver. 11. And Huram made the pots, and the shovels. ] This diligent and exact description of these vessels of the temple showeth that all things needful to salvation are set down in the holy Scriptures, as Lavater well observeth.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 4:11-18
2Ch 4:11-18
THE CONCLUSION OF THE WORK OF HURAM OF TYRE
“So Huram made an end of doing the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of God: the two pillars, and the bowls, and the two capitals which were on the tops of the pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars, and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were upon the pillars. He made also the bases, and the lavers made he upon the bases; one sea, and the twelve oxen under it. The pots also, and the shovels, and the flesh-hooks, and all the vessels thereof, did Huram his father make for king Solomon, for the house of Jehovah, of bright brass. In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredah. Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance; for the weight of the brass could not be found out.”
“Huram his father” (2Ch 4:16). According to Payne, Solomon had conferred the title `father’ upon Huram in recognition of his skilled craftsmanship; and the reference here means Solomon’s Father Huram.
Before leaving this chapter, we should also point out that another interpretation of Solomon’s Ten Candlesticks views them as ten complete candlesticks (of seven branches each). Either was a violation of the true pattern given by Moses. In support of that view, it is dear enough that ten tables of the showbread were used, but not, “one at a time” as Payne thought, for they were on opposite sides of the holy place, five on each side.
E.M. Zerr:
2Ch 4:11-16. This paragraph is a summing up of the foundry work that Huram did for Solomon. There is no information other than has been already given and considered.
2Ch 4:17. The size and number of castings that Solomon had made prohibited their being done in an established foundry. Strong describes this clay as thick loam. That would explain its usefulness in forming moulds for the casting of the brass.
2Ch 4:18. Could not be found out does not mean it was physically impossible to weigh the material, but it was so great that no attempt was made to do so. 1Ki 7:47 expresses the thought very well.
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
the pots: 1Ki 7:40, 1Ki 7:45
basins: or, bowls
finished: Heb. finished to make
Reciprocal: Exo 27:3 – his shovels Num 4:12 – General 1Ki 7:13 – Hiram 2Ch 4:16 – pots also Ezr 1:9 – chargers of gold Neh 7:70 – basins Jer 52:18 – the shovels