Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And David commanded the strangers in the land of Israel to be gathered. And he set masons to cut squared stones to build the house of God.
New American Standard Bible
So David
King James Version
And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
Holman Bible
So David gave orders to gather the foreigners that were in the land of Israel,
International Standard Version
David subsequently issued orders to conscript the resident aliens who lived in the land of Israel and appointed stonecutters to prepare stones for building a temple for God.
A Conservative Version
And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel. And he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
American Standard Version
And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
Amplified
So David gave orders to gather the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he assigned stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God.
Bible in Basic English
And David gave orders to get together all the men from strange lands who were in the land of Israel; and he put stone-cutters to work, cutting stones for building the house of God.
Darby Translation
And David commanded to collect the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
Julia Smith Translation
And David will say to assemble the strangers which are in the land of Israel; and he will set up hewers of stone to hew out hewn stones to build the house of God
King James 2000
And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And David commanded to assemble the resident aliens who [were] in the land of Israel and appointed stone craftsmen to cut dressed stones to build the house of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And David commanded to gather the strangers that were in the land of Israel, and set hewers to hew stone, to build the house of God.
NET Bible
David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God's temple.
New Heart English Bible
David gave orders to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut worked stones to build God's house.
The Emphasized Bible
And David gave word, to gather together the sojourners, who were in the land of Israel, - and he set hewers to hew squared stones, for building the house of God;
Webster
And David commanded to assemble the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
World English Bible
David gave orders to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut worked stones to build the house of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
And David saith to gather the sojourners who are in the land of Israel, and appointeth hewers to hew hewn-stones to build a house of God.
Interlinear
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Chatsab
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 22:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Helps Solomon Prepare To Build The Temple
1 Then David said, This is the house of Jehovah God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel. 2 And David commanded the strangers in the land of Israel to be gathered. And he set masons to cut squared stones to build the house of God. 3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings, and bronze in abundance without weight,
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 5:17-18
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, cut stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
1 Kings 9:20-21
And all the people who were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the sons of Israel,
2 Chronicles 2:17
And Solomon numbered all the aliens in the land of Israel, according to the numbering with which David his father had numbered them. And they were found to be a hundred and fifty-three thousand and six hundred.
2 Samuel 5:11
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons to David. And they built David a house.
1 Kings 6:7
And when it was being built, the house was built of stone made ready beforehand. And there was not heard in the house a hammer or an axe, or any iron tool, while it was being built.
1 Kings 7:9-12
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stones, sawed with saws, inside and out, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
2 Kings 12:12
and to masons and cutters of stone, and to buy timber and cut stone to repair the breaks of the house of Jehovah, and for all that went forth for the house, to repair it.
2 Kings 22:6
to carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and cut stone to repair the house.
1 Chronicles 14:1
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timbers of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.
2 Chronicles 8:7-8
All the people who were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel,
Ezra 3:7
They gave silver also to the masons and to the carpenters. And they gave meat and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and to the people of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant which they had from Cyrus king of Persia.
Isaiah 61:5-6
And strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the stranger will be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
Ephesians 2:12
and that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world.
Ephesians 2:19-22
Now therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,