2 Chronicles 2:14the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful 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 engrave any kind of engraving, and to devise any device; that there may be a place appointed to him with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~960 BC. King Solomon's court receives detailed credentials for the master craftsman who will oversee temple construction. Modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: impressed by divine selection of unlikely craftsman
The original word
chokhmah (חכמה) — skill, wisdom in craftsmanship, divine ability
Why it matters
Dan was the northernmost tribe of Israel, making this craftsman ethnically mixed
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 2:14
This man had mixed heritage - Israelite mother, Phoenician father - yet was chosen for God's house
Common misconceptionPeople think God only uses 'pure' lineages or perfect backgrounds, but He chose a half-Israelite, half-Phoenician for His most sacred building project.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 2:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 2:14 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Hiram. The dominant emotion in this verse is starting, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include multicultural cooperation, skilled craftsmanship. Notable phrases: skillful to work; gold and silver.
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