2 Chronicles 2:14
The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
Huram was the son of a woman of the daughters and tribe of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre. He was highly skilled to work in gold and in silver, in brass or bronze, in iron, in stone, and in timber or wood, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson or colored fabrics. He was also skilled to grave any manner of graving and to find out and devise every device and design that would be put to him.
Through his mother he was descended from Aholiab, to whom God had given special wisdom for building the tabernacle, and this linked him to a family legacy of God-given craftsmanship. His skill fitted him to be placed at the head of the workers building Solomon's temple. There he was to work with Solomon's cunning men and alongside Solomon's craftsmen in making the temple furnishings.
Despite his skill and lineage he was unsanctified and not consecrated to God, but served wealth. Because of his unusual skill he demanded large and high wages. Solomon sought this master workman from the king of Tyre and chose him to lead the temple craftsmen, when he could have trusted God to provide consecrated helpers with the skill needed for the temple. His influence helped foster covetousness among the workers and contributed to the loss of self-denial in Solomon's service.