Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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, "This will be the house of Yahweh God, and this altar of burnt offering for Israel." 2 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. 3 And David provided much iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for the seams, and abundant copper [that] could not be weighed,

Cross References

1 Kings 5:17-18

When the king commanded, they quarried great stones [and] precious stones to lay [the] foundation of the house [with] hewn stones.

1 Kings 9:20-21

All of the people who were remaining from the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites who [were] not of the {Israelites},

2 Chronicles 2:17

Then Solomon counted all the resident alien men who [were] in the land of Israel after the census that David his father had taken of them. And there were found one hundred and fifty-three thousand.

2 Samuel 5:11

So Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, [along with] cedar trees and {craftsmen skilled in wood and in stone masonry}, and they built a house for David.

1 Kings 6:7

Now while the temple was being built, it was built [with] stones finished [at the] quarry, [so that] no hammer or stone shaping tool or any instrument of iron was heard in the temple as it was being built.

1 Kings 7:9-12

All of these [were] of precious stones, according to the measurement of dressed stone, sawn with a saw {on all sides}; from [the] foundation up to the eaves and from [the] outside up to the great courtyard.

2 Kings 12:12

and to the masons and the stonecutters, to buy timber and stones for hewing, in order to repair the damage of the temple of Yahweh, and for all who went to the temple to repair it.

2 Kings 22:6

to the skilled craftsmen, to the builders, to the masons, and to buy timber and hewing stones to repair the temple.

1 Chronicles 14:1

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

2 Chronicles 8:7-8

All the people who remained from the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites who were not from Israel,

Ezra 3:7

So they gave money to the stone craftsmen and skilled craftsmen, and food, drink, and olive oil to the Sidonians and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the authorization over them of Cyrus king of Persia.

Isaiah 61:5-6

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and {foreigners} [shall be] your farmers and vinedressers.

Ephesians 2:12

that you were at that time apart from Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, not having hope, and without God in the world.

Ephesians 2:19-22

Consequently, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens of the saints and members of the household of God,

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