Huram the Bronzesmith

Huram was a metal worker who made many bronze objects for the Temple of Solomon.

In Hebrew, Huram is sometimes called Hiram, which is a shortened form of Ahiram, a name which means “my brother is exalted”. In Hebrew, his name appears as Huram, and Hiram in 1 Kings 7 and in the parallel narratives in 2 Chronicles 2 and 2 Chronicles 4. Not all Bible translations preserve these different forms of his name.
Huram himself came from Tyre, a city in Phoenicia, where his father was also a bronzesmith. From there the king, who was called Hiram (1 Kings 5:10), but sometimes Huram in Hebrew, sent him to King Solomon in Jerusalem to make metal objects for the Temple requiring specialist skills. His mother was originally from Israel, from the tribe of Naphtali (1 Kings 7:14).
David and Solomon both traded with Tyre.

Huram made various bronze objects to be used in King Solomon’s Temple, such as ladles, bowls and pots. He also made a number of larger objects: