1 Chronicles 22:2
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.
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1 Kings 5:17+ 5:17 Verse 17 is not in Vat. The following is from Alex. And the king commanded and they + 5:17 Gr. bring. brought great stones, precious stones for the foundation of the house, and unhewn stones.
2 Kings 12:12And to the + 12:12 Gr. wall-builders. masons, and to the hewers of stone, to purchase timber and hewn stone to repair the + 12:12 Gr. breach. breaches of the house of the Lord, for all that was spent on the house of the Lord to repair it.
1 Chronicles 14:1And Chiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar timbers, and masons, and carpenters, to build a house for him.
2 Chronicles 2:16And we will cut timber out of Libanus according to all your need, and we will bring it on rafts to the sea of Joppa, and you shall bring it to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 8:7As for all the people that was left of the Chettites, and the Amorites, and the Pherezites, and the Evites, and the Jebusites, who are not of Israel,
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 22:2-6
Preparations for the Temple. ( b. c. 1017.) 1 Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel. 2 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. 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; 4 Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre… Read the whole commentary →