2 Chronicles 2:11

“Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, etc.] In which letter he told him he had considered the contents of his, and would grant him all that he desired, (see <110508>1 Kings 5:8) because the Lord hath loved his people; he hath made thee king over them; which are much the same words the queen of Sheba said to Solomon, (see Gill on “<111009>1 Kings 10:9”).”

“HURAM'S KIND ANSWER. (Ch2 2:11-18) Because the Lord hath loved his people, &c.--This pious language creates a presumption that Huram might have attained some knowledge of the true religion from his long familiar intercourse with David. But the presumption, however pleasing, may be delusive (see on Kg1 5:7).”

“Josephus and others professed to give Greek versions of the correspondence, which (they said) had taken place between Hiram and Solomon. No value attaches to those letters, which are evidently forgeries. Because the Lord hath loved his people - Compare the marginal references. The neighboring sovereigns, in their communications with the Jewish monarchs, seem to have adopted the Jewish name for the Supreme Being (Yahweh), either identifying Him (as did Hiram) with their own chief god or (sometimes) meaning merely to acknowledge Him as the special God of the Jewish nation and country. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Because: Ch2 9:8; Deu 7:7, Deu 7:8; Kg1 10:9; Psa 72:17 2 Chronicles 2:12”

“The answer of King Hiram; cf. Kg1 5:7-11. \- Hiram answered בּכתב, in a writing, a letter, which he sent to Solomon. In Kg1 5:7 Hiram first expresses his joy at Solomon's request, because it was of importance to him to be on a friendly footing with the king of Israel. In the Chronicle his writing begins with the congratulation: because Jahve loveth His people, hath He made thee king over them. Cf. for the expression, Ch2 9:8 and Kg1 10:9. He then, according to both narratives, praises God that He has given David so wise a son. ויּאמר, Ch2 2:12, means: then he said further. The praise of God is heightened in the Chronicle by Hiram's entering into Solomon's religious ideas, calling Jahve the…”