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and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So David commanded to gather the aliens who <i>were</i> in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David gave orders to gather the strangers who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to cut out stones to build the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So David said to gather the sojourners who were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David gave orders to gather the resident aliens that were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to cut finished stones for building God’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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&#8217s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />David ordered the foreigners living in Israel to come to Jerusalem. Then he assigned some to cut blocks of stone for building the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />David ordered the foreigners living in Israel to gather. He appointed some of them to cut stones to build God's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />King David gave orders for all the foreigners living in the land of Israel to assemble, and he put them to work. Some of them prepared stone blocks for building the Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />David gave orders to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut dressed stones to build God’s house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And David says to gather the sojourners who [are] in the land of Israel, and appoints hewers to hew hewn-stones to build a house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he commanded to gather together all the proselytes of the land of Israel, and out of them he appointed stonecutters to hew stones and polish them, to build the house of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he instructed them to gather all the new converts from the land of Israel. And from these he appointed stoneworkers, to hew stones and to polish them, so that he might build the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />David then ordered that the resident aliens in the land of Israel should be brought together, and he appointed them stonecutters to hew out stone blocks for building the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />David gave orders to gather together the aliens who were residing in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to prepare dressed stones for building the house of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And David commanded to gather together all the proselytes who were in the land of Israel, to make some of them stonecutters to hew stones for the house of the LORD;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David said to gather all the proselytes who were in the land of Israel, and they shall make of them Stonecutters, and they shall cut stones for the house of LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David gave orders to gather all the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he appointed stone-hewers to hew polished stones to build the house to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=6112" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Preparations for the Temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.” <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">So David</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">gave orders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3664.htm" title="3664: liḵ·nō·ws (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to collect; hence, to enfold.">to gather</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: hag·gê·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">the foreigners</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">from whom he appointed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2672.htm" title="2672: ḥō·ṣə·ḇîm (N-mp) -- Or chatseb; a primitive root; to cut or carve, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave.">stonecutters</a> <a href="/hebrew/2672.htm" title="2672: laḥ·ṣō·wḇ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or chatseb; a primitive root; to cut or carve, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave.">to prepare</a> <a href="/hebrew/1496.htm" title="1496: ḡā·zîṯ (N-fs) -- A cutting, hewing. From gazah; something cut, i.e. Dressed stone.">finished</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’aḇ·nê (N-fpc) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">stones</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: liḇ·nō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">for building</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-13.htm">1 Kings 5:13-18</a></span><br />Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. / He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor. / Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-17.htm">2 Chronicles 2:17-18</a></span><br />Solomon numbered all the foreign men in the land of Israel following the census his father David had conducted, and there were found to be 153,600 in all. / Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11</a></span><br />Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6</a></span><br />Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-1.htm">2 Chronicles 2:1-2</a></span><br />Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself. / So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">1 Kings 5:1</a></span><br />Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-3.htm">2 Chronicles 2:3</a></span><br />Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-15.htm">1 Kings 5:15-16</a></span><br />Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, / not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">2 Chronicles 2:7-10</a></span><br />Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided. / Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours / to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">1 Kings 9:15</a></span><br />This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">2 Chronicles 2:18</a></span><br />Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">1 Kings 5:18</a></span><br />So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-14.htm">2 Chronicles 2:14</a></span><br />He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-17.htm">1 Kings 5:17</a></span><br />And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew worked stones to build the house of God.</p><p class="hdg">the strangers</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20,21</a></b></br> <i>And</i> all the people <i>that were</i> left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which <i>were</i> not of the children of Israel, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/2-17.htm">2 Chronicles 2:17</a></b></br> And Solomon numbered all the strangers that <i>were</i> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">2 Chronicles 8:7,8</a></b></br> <i>As for</i> all the people <i>that were</i> left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which <i>were</i> not of Israel, … </p><p class="hdg">masons</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/14-1.htm">1 Samuel 14:1</a></b></br> Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that <i>is</i> on the other side. But he told not his father.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-11.htm">2 Samuel 5:11</a></b></br> And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/5-17.htm">1 Kings 5:17,18</a></b></br> And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, <i>and</i> hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/4-3.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-10.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-22.htm">Appointeth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-5.htm">Assemble</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">Build</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-8.htm">Building</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-27.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-3.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-6.htm">Dressed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-19.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-35.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">Hew</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-12.htm">Hewers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-17.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-1.htm">Masons</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-27.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-32.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-19.htm">Sojourners</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-14.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-12.htm">Stonecutters</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-6.htm">Stone-Cutters</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-2.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-19.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-19.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-17.htm">Together</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-3.htm">Work</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-19.htm">Worked</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-19.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-31.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-22.htm">Appointeth</a> <a href="/ezra/10-7.htm">Assemble</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm">Build</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm">Building</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-3.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-11.htm">Dressed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-2.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-2.htm">Hew</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">Hewers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-30.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">Masons</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-18.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">Sojourners</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">Stonecutters</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-12.htm">Stone-Cutters</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-3.htm">Together</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">Work</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-26.htm">Worked</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-1.htm">David, foreknowing the place of the temple, prepares abundance for building it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm">He instructs Solomon in God's promises, and his duty in building the temple.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-17.htm">He charges the princes to assist his son</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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These foreigners, often referred to as "sojourners" or "resident aliens," were people who lived among the Israelites but were not part of the covenant community. Historically, these individuals could have been remnants of the original Canaanite inhabitants or people from surrounding nations who settled in Israel. The inclusion of foreigners in the workforce for the temple construction reflects the broader biblical theme of God's plan involving all nations, as seen in prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6-7</a>, which speaks of foreigners joining themselves to the Lord.<p><b>from whom he appointed stonecutters</b><br>The appointment of stonecutters indicates the specialized labor required for the temple's construction. Stonecutting was a skilled trade, essential for creating the massive and precisely cut stones needed for the temple's foundation and structure. This task required expertise, suggesting that these foreigners possessed skills that were either not as prevalent among the Israelites or that their labor was more readily available. The use of skilled laborers from among the foreigners can be seen as a practical decision by David to ensure the temple was built to the highest standards.<p><b>to prepare finished stones for building the house of God</b><br>The preparation of finished stones signifies the meticulous planning and effort that went into constructing the temple, which was to be a dwelling place for God's presence among His people. The "house of God" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, which David desired to build as a permanent place of worship, replacing the portable tabernacle. Although David was not permitted to build the temple himself due to his history as a warrior (<a href="/1_chronicles/22-8.htm">1 Chronicles 22:8</a>), he made extensive preparations for its construction. The temple is a type of Christ, as it symbolizes God's presence with His people, a theme fulfilled in Jesus, who is described as the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>). The careful preparation of the stones also echoes the New Testament imagery of believers being "living stones" built into a spiritual house (<a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel who is preparing for the construction of the temple, a task that God has assigned to his son Solomon. David's role is pivotal as he lays the groundwork for this monumental project.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreigners_in_the_land_of_israel.htm">Foreigners in the Land of Israel</a></b><br>These are non-Israelites residing in Israel. David enlists them for the labor-intensive task of stonecutting, demonstrating the inclusion of Gentiles in God's work.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/stonecutters.htm">Stonecutters</a></b><br>Skilled laborers tasked with preparing the stones for the temple. Their work is crucial for the temple's construction, symbolizing the importance of preparation and craftsmanship in serving God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_god.htm">House of God</a></b><br>Refers to the temple that David is preparing to build, which will become a central place of worship for Israel and a symbol of God's presence among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_god's_work.htm">Preparation for God's Work</a></b><br>David's meticulous preparation for the temple teaches us the importance of planning and gathering resources for God's work. We should approach our tasks for God with diligence and foresight.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusion_in_god's_plan.htm">Inclusion in God's Plan</a></b><br>The involvement of foreigners in building the temple illustrates God's inclusive plan. We are reminded that God's work transcends ethnic and cultural boundaries, inviting all to participate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_skilled_labor.htm">The Role of Skilled Labor</a></b><br>The appointment of stonecutters emphasizes the value of skill and craftsmanship in service to God. Whatever our talents, we should use them to contribute to God's kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_vision.htm">Legacy and Vision</a></b><br>David's vision for the temple, though not realized in his lifetime, shows the importance of leaving a legacy of faith and vision for future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_1_chr_22_2_foreigners_forced_labor.htm">In 1 Chronicles 22:2, are the “foreigners in the land of Israel” conscripted as forced laborers, and if so, how does this align with the broader moral teachings of the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_couldn't_david_build_the_temple.htm">Why was David forbidden from building the temple?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_can_solomon_build_the_temple,_not_david.htm">Why does God prohibit David from building the temple in 2 Samuel 7 yet allow Solomon to do so, raising questions of consistency in divine commands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_forbid_david_from_building.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2-5) David gathers craftsmen, and accumulates materials for building the house of God.<p>(2) <span class= "bld">And David commanded to gather together the strangers.</span>--The word rendered "to gather together" (<span class= "ital">k?nas</span>) is different from the terms used in <a href="/context/1_chronicles/15-3.htm" title="And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to his place, which he had prepared for it.">1Chronicles 15:3-4</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/19-7.htm" title="So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.">1Chronicles 19:7</a>, and is late in this sense.<p><span class= "bld">The strangers</span> (<span class= "ital">gerim</span>)<span class= "ital">.--</span>Sojourners, or resident foreigners, such as Israel had been in Egypt (<a href="/genesis/15-13.htm" title="And he said to Abram, Know of a surety that your seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;">Genesis 15:13</a>). The Canaanite population are meant, who lived on sufferance under the Israelite dominion, and were liable to forced service if the government required it. (See <a href="/context/2_chronicles/8-7.htm" title="As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,">2Chronicles 8:7-8</a>, and <a href="/context/1_kings/9-20.htm" title="And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,">1Kings 9:20-21</a>.) Solomon found them by census to be 153,600 souls. The census was a preliminary to apportioning their several tasks. (See <a href="/context/2_chronicles/2-17.htm" title="And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering with which David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.">2Chronicles 2:17-18</a>.) David, probably on the present occasion, had held a similar census of the Canaanite serfs (<a href="/2_chronicles/2-17.htm" title="And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering with which David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.">2Chronicles 2:17</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The strangers</span>. These are plainly called in the Septuagint "proselytes" (<span class="greek">τοὺς</span> <span class="greek">προσηλὺτους</span>). They were, of course, foreign workmen, who came in pursuit of their trade. The injunctions as to "strangers," and with regard to showing them kindness, are very numerous, beginning with <a href="/exodus/12-19.htm">Exodus 12:19, 48, 49</a>; <a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21</a>(20); Exodus 23:9; <a href="/leviticus/19-10.htm">Leviticus 19:10, 33, 34</a>; Numbers 15:14-16; <a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18, 19</a>; <a href="/joshua/8-33.htm">Joshua 8:33-35</a>. It was not David's object merely to gain cheap or compulsory work (<a href="/2_chronicles/2-17.htm">2 Chronicles 2:17, 18</a>), but to obtain a skill, which immigrants from certain places would possess, in excess of that of his own people (<a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">2 Chronicles 2:7, 8, 13, 14</a>), especially considering the absorption of Israel in the pursuit of war, which had so largely impeded their study and practice of these the arts of peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֔יד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gave orders</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to gather</span><br /><span class="heb">לִכְנוֹס֙</span> <span class="translit">(liḵ·nō·ws)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3664.htm">Strong's 3664: </a> </span><span class="str2">To collect, to enfold</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the foreigners</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגֵּרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guest, a foreigner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from whom he appointed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stonecutters</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹֽצְבִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·ṣə·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2672.htm">Strong's 2672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, carve, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to prepare</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחְצוֹב֙</span> <span class="translit">(laḥ·ṣō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2672.htm">Strong's 2672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, carve, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">finished</span><br /><span class="heb">גָזִ֔ית</span> <span class="translit">(ḡā·zîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1496.htm">Strong's 1496: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something cut, dressed stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stones</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for building</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְנ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">1 Chronicles 22:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">1 Chronicles 22:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">1 Chronicles 22:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">1 Chronicles 22:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">1 Chronicles 22:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">1 Chronicles 22:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">1 Chronicles 22:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">1 Chronicles 22:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">1 Chronicles 22:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">1 Chronicles 22:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 22:2 David commanded to gather together the foreigners (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 22:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 22:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 22:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 22:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>