| II Chronicles 2:13
| I therefore have sent thee my father, Hiram, a wise and most skilful man,
| Father. Hebrew Abi, is considered by some as the surname of Hiram. (Pagnin, etc.) --- But he might have that title in consideration of his great skill, as Solomon gives it him, 2 Paralipomenon 4:16. We use master in the same sense. Septuagint have, "servant," (Greek: paida) except the Roman edition, which agrees with the Hebrew and reads, Greek: patera. (Calmet) --- Protestants, "of Huram, my father's;" (Haydock) supply servant, or architect. (Tirinus)
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