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Barnes' Notes on 1 Kings 7:14

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Hiram’s mother, while by birth of the tribe of Dan, had had for her first husband a man of the tribe of Naphtali. (Compare this verse and margin reference.) All his work - The work that he personally did for Solomon seems to have been limited to metal-work, and indeed to works in brass. (See below, 1 Kings 7:45, and compare 2 Chronicles 4:16.) return to 'Top of Page'
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