1 Chronicles 22:2

1 Chronicles 22:2 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)So David gave orders to assemble the foreigners residing in Israel, and from among them he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stone for building the house of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)David commanded to gather together the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to prepare dressed stones for building the house of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So David commanded to gather the aliens who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.

Context of 1 Chronicles 22:2

1Then David said, “This is where the Lord God’s temple will be. Israel’s altar for burnt offerings will also be here.” David ordered the foreigners living in Israel to gather. He appointed some of them to cut stones to build God’s temple. 3David prepared a large quantity of iron for nails and fittings on the doors of the gates. He also prepared so much bronze that it couldn’t be weighed. 4The men of Sidon and Tyre brought David so many cedar logs that the logs couldn’t be counted.

1 Chronicles 22:2 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔יד לִכְנוֹס֙ אֶת־הַגֵּרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד חֹֽצְבִ֗ים לַחְצוֹב֙ אַבְנֵ֣י גָזִ֔ית לִבְנ֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• commandedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to gather togetherכָּנַסkânas · to gatherH3664
• the strangersגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and he setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• masonsחָצַבchâtsab châtsêb · to hewH2672
• wroughtגָּזִיתgâzîyth · cuttingH1496
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 22:2

• 1 Kings 9:20The Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites had been left ⌞in the land⌟ because the Israelites had not been able to claim them for God by destroying them. They were not Israelites,
• 2 Chronicles 2:17Solomon counted all the men who were foreigners in the land of Israel, as his father David had counted them. Solomon counted 153,600 foreigners.
• 2 Chronicles 8:7The Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites had been left ⌞in the land⌟ because the Israelites had not been able to destroy them. They were not Israelites,
• Isaiah 61:5Foreigners will come forward and become shepherds for your flocks, and children of foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
• Ephesians 2:12Also, at that time you were without Christ. You were excluded from citizenship in Israel, and the pledges ⌞God made in his⌟ promise were foreign to you. You had no hope and were in the world without God.
• 1 Samuel 14:1One day Saul’s son Jonathan said to his armorbearer, “Let’s go to the Philistine military post on the other side.” But Jonathan didn’t tell his father ⌞he was going⌟.
• 2 Samuel 5:11Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedarwood, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.
• 1 Kings 5:17The king commanded them to quarry large, expensive blocks of stone in order to provide a foundation of cut stone for the temple.
• 1 Kings 6:7The temple was built with stone blocks that were finished at the quarry. No hammer, chisel, or any other iron tool made a sound at the temple construction site.
• 1 Kings 7:9From the foundation to the roof, all these buildings, including the large courtyard, were built with high-grade stone blocks. The stone blocks were cut to size and trimmed with saws on their inner and outer faces.
• 2 Kings 12:11Then they would give the money that had been weighed to the men who had been appointed to work on the Lord’s temple. They used it to pay the carpenters, builders,
• 2 Kings 22:6(These workers include the carpenters, builders, and masons.) Also, use ⌞the rest of⌟ the money to buy lumber and quarried stones to repair the temple.
• Ezra 3:7So they gave money to the stonecutters and carpenters. Then they gave food, drink, and olive oil to the men from Sidon and Tyre in exchange for cedar, which the men would bring by sea from Lebanon to Joppa as King Cyrus of Persia had authorized them to do.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 22:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The strangers that were in the land - Those who had become proselytes to the Jewish religion, at least so far as to renounce idolatry, and keep what were called the seven Noahic precepts. These were to be employed in the more servile and difficult parts of the work: see on 1 Kings 9:21; (note). For the account of building the temple, see 1 Kings 5-9 (note), and the notes there.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The strangers - i. e., the aliens the non-Israelite population of the land. Compare 2 Chronicles 2:17.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-19God promised David that his kingdom would last forever and that his son would build a temple for the Lord (1 Chronicles 17:11–12). After choosing the site (1 Chronicles 21:18–22:1), David prepared to build the temple of God. He gathered materials (1 Chronicles 22:2–5) and instructed Solomon (22:6–16) and the leaders of Israel (22:17–19) to build the temple after his death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. David commanded to gather together the strangers--partly the descendants of the old Canaanites (2Ch 8:7-10), from whom was exacted a tribute of bond service, and partly war captives (2Ch 2:7), reserved for the great work he contemplated. 1Ch 22:6-19. He Instructs Solomon.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 22:2

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• David
• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• House of God
• Chronicles, Books of
• Proselyte
• Abiasaph

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings