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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So David gave orders to call together the foreigners living in Israel, and he assigned them the task of preparing finished stone for building the Temple of God.

Context of 1 Chronicles 22:2

1Then David said, “The house of the Lord God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel.” 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. 3He provided a large amount of iron to make nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, and more bronze than could be weighed. 4He also provided more cedar logs than could be counted, for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought large numbers of them 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

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 9:20There were still people left from the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites (these peoples were not Israelites).
• 2 Chronicles 2:17Solomon took a census of all the foreigners residing in Israel, after the census his father David had taken; and they were found to be 153,600.
• 2 Chronicles 8:7There were still people left from the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites).
• Isaiah 61:5Strangers will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
• Ephesians 2:12remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
• 1 Samuel 14:1One day Jonathan son of Saul said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But he did not tell his father.
• 2 Samuel 5:11Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
• 1 Kings 5:17At the king’s command they removed from the quarry large blocks of high-grade stone to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple.
• 1 Kings 6:7In building the temple, only blocks dressed at the quarry were used, and no hammer, chisel or any other iron tool was heard at the temple site while it was being built.
• 1 Kings 7:9All these structures, from the outside to the great courtyard and from foundation to eaves, were made of blocks of high-grade stone cut to size and smoothed on their inner and outer faces.
• 2 Kings 12:11When the amount had been determined, they gave the money to the men appointed to supervise the work on the temple. With it they paid those who worked on the temple of the Lord—the carpenters and builders,
• 2 Kings 22:6the carpenters, the builders and the masons. Also have them purchase timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.
• Ezra 3:7Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and gave food and drink and olive oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar logs by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, as authorized by 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

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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