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 the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.” 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. 3And David prepared large quantities of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps, and more bronze than could be weighed; 4and timbers of cedar beyond number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought large quantities of cedar timber to David.

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

• So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• gaveאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to gatherכָּנַסkânas · to gatherH3664
• the strangersגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• were in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• he setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• stonecuttersחָצַבchâtsab châtsêb · to hewH2672
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 22:2

• 1 Kings 9:20As for all the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the sons of Israel,
• 2 Chronicles 2:17Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, following the census which his father David had taken; and 153,600 were found.
• 2 Chronicles 8:7All of the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel,
• Isaiah 61:5Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks, And foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
• Ephesians 2:12remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the people of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
• 1 Samuel 14:1Now the day came that Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who was carrying his armor, “Come, and let’s cross over to the Philistines’ garrison that is on the other side.” But he did not tell his father.
• 2 Samuel 5:11Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, carpenters, and stonemasons; and they built a house for David.
• 1 Kings 5:17Then the king issued orders, and they quarried large stones, valuable stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones.
• 1 Kings 6:7The house, while it was being built, was built of stone finished at the quarry, and neither hammer, nor axe, nor any iron tool was heard in the house while it was being built.
• 1 Kings 7:9All of these were made of valuable stones, of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside; even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the large courtyard.
• 2 Kings 12:11And they handed the money which was assessed over to those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of the Lord; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the Lord;
• 2 Kings 22:6to the carpenters, the builders, the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.
• Ezra 3:7Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the permission they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

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

• Stones

In the dictionaries

• David
• God
• Israel
• House of God
• Chronicles, Books of
• Proselyte
• Abiasaph
• Adonijah
• Adoniram
• Genealogy

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