Tyre and Isreal's Special Bond

2 Chronicles 2

What jumps out of this chapter to me is the relationship between Huram and David. It must have been exceptional. Now Solomon is dealing with what appears to be the son of Huram by the same name (I'm not going to go look it up even though I am very tempted to do it). Solomon is asking Huram for a master craftsman from his country to become a key member of the temple design team. Huram says he has the perfect man in mind and is sending him to Solomon. He then refers to "Huram my father" so it would appear just from reading that this may be Huram II (or at least a junior of some sort).

Verse 13 -- "And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s..."

Also, isn't it interesting that this master craftsman, although from Huram's country of Tyre is also part Hebrew . . .

Verse 14 -- "The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre."

This speaks yet more to the relationship between the people of Tyre and Isreal (esp. the tribes on the other side of Jordan). This has to be a result of the relationship between David and Huram senior. I'm also struck by the faith of the junior Huram when he says . . .

Verse 12 -- "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth..."

Clearly the people of Tyre admired the children of Israel (Huram in particular) and had great respect for their God.