"And David commanded to gather together the strangers that {were} in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought…" — 1 Chronicles 22:2

1 Chronicles 22:2 · KJV

“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.”

— 1 Chronicles 22:2

Verse 1

Then David said, This {is} the house of the LORD God, and this {is} the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

Verse 3

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

1 Chronicles 22 — Context

Then David said, This {is} the house of the LORD God, and this {is} the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

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.

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:17-18

And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, {and} hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

1 Kings 9:20-21

{And} all the people {that were} left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which {were} not of the children of Israel,

2 Chronicles 2:17

And Solomon numbered all the strangers that {were} in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. {the strangers: Heb. the men the strangers}

1 Kings 7:9-12

All these {were of} costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and {so} on the outside toward the great court.

2 Samuel 5:11

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. {masons: Heb. hewers of the stone of the wall}

Ephesians 2:19-22

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

Ephesians 2:12

That at that time ye 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:

Isaiah 61:5-6

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien {shall be} your plowmen and your vinedressers.

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