Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



the masons, and the stonecutters—and would use it to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the damage to the Lord’s temple and for all spending for temple repairs. Verse ConceptsOccupationsWood And Stonefreemasonry

They are to give it to the carpenters, builders, and masons to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the temple. Verse ConceptsCarpentersWood And Stonewoodworkingfreemasonry

The Lord said to Moses, “Cut two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. Verse ConceptsFinger Of GodTwoLaw, Ten CommandmentsLeaders, PoliticalToolsWritingSplitting RocksCutting StonesStone ItemsTwo Stone TabletsBreaking The Ten CommandmentsGod Writing With His Finger

The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones. Verse ConceptsFoundationsBuildingHousesFoundations Of Buildings

All of these buildings were of costly stones, cut to size and sawed with saws on the inner and outer surfaces, from foundation to coping and from the outside to the great courtyard. Verse ConceptsToolsCarpentry ToolsSawsstructure

“The Lord said to me at that time, ‘Cut two stone tablets like the first ones and come to Me on the mountain and make a wooden ark. Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, ConstructionGoing Up MountainsTwo Stone Tablets

He built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams. Verse ConceptsSkillStoneworkCedar WoodThree Parts Of Constructions

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. Verse ConceptsForeignersSkillStonesStoneworkImmigrantsAliens

they gave it to the carpenters and builders and also used it to buy quarried stone and timbers—for joining and making beams—for the buildings that Judah’s kings had destroyed. Verse ConceptsBuildingFidelityCarpentersMasonswoodworking

He has walled in my ways with cut stones;
He has made my paths crooked.
Verse ConceptsPaths Of BelieversTwistingTragedy On The StreetsImprisonmentsGod HinderingPaths

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. Verse ConceptsForeignersSkillStonesStoneworkImmigrantsAliens

Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors to make the people work. Verse ConceptsMasonsStonesThree Thousand And UpFifty To Ninety Thousand

So to the best of my ability I've made provision for the house of my God: gold for the gold [articles], silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx, [stones for] mounting, antimony, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and a great quantity of marble. Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the house of my God over and above all that I've provided for the holy house: 100 tons of gold (gold of Ophir) and 250 tons of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings, read more.
the gold for the gold [work] and the silver for the silver, for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the Lord today?"

So David gave orders to gather the foreigners that were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonemasons to cut finished stones for building God's house. David supplied a great deal of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with an immeasurable quantity of bronze, and innumerable cedar logs, because the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David. read more.
David said, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly great and famous and glorious in all the lands. Therefore, I must make provision for it." So David made lavish preparations for it before his death.

"Notice I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the Lord-3,775 tons of gold, 37,750 tons of silver, and bronze and iron that can't be weighed because there is so much of it. I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more to them. You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and people skilled in every kind of work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron-beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you."