Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

So David gave orders to gather the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God.

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, and he appointed stonecutters to cut finished stones for building God’s house.

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 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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

כּנס 
Kanac 
Usage: 11

the strangers
גּיר גּר 
Ger 
Usage: 92

that were in the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

and he set
עמד 
`amad 
Usage: 521

חצב חצב 
Chatsab 
Usage: 25

to hew
חצב חצב 
Chatsab 
Usage: 25

גּזית 
Gaziyth 
Usage: 11

to build
בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

References

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Context Readings

David Helps Solomon Prepare To Build The Temple

1 Then David said, "Here shall be the house of the LORD God and here the altar of burnt offering for Israel." 2 So David gave orders to gather the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God. 3 David also provided great quantities of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for clamps, as well as bronze in quantities beyond weighing,

Cross References

1 Kings 5:17-18

At the king's command they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones.

1 Kings 9:20-21

All the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the people of Israel--

2 Chronicles 2:17

Then Solomon counted all the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, after the census of them that David his father had taken, and there were found 153,600.

2 Samuel 5:11

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house.

1 Kings 6:7

When the house was built, it was with stone prepared at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built.

1 Kings 7:9-12

All these were made of costly stones, cut according to measure, sawed with saws, back and front, even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the great court.

2 Kings 12:12

and to the masons and the stonecutters, as well as to buy timber and quarried stone for making repairs on the house of the LORD, and for any outlay for the repairs of the house.

2 Kings 22:6

(that is, to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons), and let them use it for buying timber and quarried stone to repair the house.

1 Chronicles 14:1

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also masons and carpenters to build a house for him.

2 Chronicles 8:7-8

All the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel,

Ezra 3:7

So they gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

Isaiah 61:5-6

Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks; foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;

Ephesians 2:12

remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Ephesians 2:19-22

So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

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