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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.
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.
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 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.
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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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 the Lord God, and this is the altar for Israel's burned offerings. 2 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. 3 And he got together a great store of iron, for the nails for the doors and for the joins; and brass, more in weight than might be measured;
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 5:17-18
By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone.
1 Kings 9:20-21
As for the rest of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not children of Israel;
2 Chronicles 2:17
Then Solomon took the number of all the men from strange lands who were living in Israel, as his father David had done; there were a hundred and fifty-three thousand, six hundred.
2 Samuel 5:11
And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David, with cedar-trees and woodworkers and stoneworkers: and they made David a house.
1 Kings 6:7
(And the stones used in the building of the house were squared at the place where they were cut out; there was no sound of hammer or axe or any iron instrument while they were building the house.)
1 Kings 7:9-12
All these buildings were made, inside and out, from base to crowning stone, and outside to the great walled square, of highly priced stone, cut to different sizes with cutting-instruments.
2 Kings 12:12
And to the wall-builders and the stone-cutters, and to get wood and cut stone for building up the broken parts of the house of the Lord, and for everything needed to put the house in good order.
2 Kings 22:6
To the woodworkers and the builders and the stone-cutters; and for getting wood and cut stones for the building up of the house.
1 Chronicles 14:1
And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David with cedar-trees, and stoneworkers and woodworkers for the building of his house.
2 Chronicles 8:7-8
As for all the rest of the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel:
Ezra 3:7
And they gave money to the stoneworkers and woodworkers; and meat and drink and oil to the people of Zidon and of Tyre, for the transport of cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, as Cyrus, king of Persia, had given them authority to do.
Isaiah 61:5-6
And men from strange countries will be your herdsmen, and those who are not Israelites will be your ploughmen and vine-keepers.
Ephesians 2:12
That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world.
Ephesians 2:19-22
So then you are no longer as those who have no part or place in the kingdom of God, but you are numbered among the saints, and of the family of God,