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 will be the location for the Temple of the Lord God and the place of the altar for Israel’s burnt offerings!” 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. 3David provided large amounts of iron for the nails that would be needed for the doors in the gates and for the clamps, and he gave more bronze than could be weighed. 4He also provided innumerable cedar logs, for the men of Tyre and Sidon had brought vast amounts of cedar 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 some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
• 2 Chronicles 2:17Solomon took a census of all foreigners in the land of Israel, like the census his father had taken, and he counted 153,600.
• 2 Chronicles 8:7There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
• Isaiah 61:5Foreigners will be your servants. They will feed your flocks and plow your fields and tend your vineyards.
• Ephesians 2:12In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.
• 1 Samuel 14:1One day Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come on, let’s go over to where the Philistines have their outpost.” But Jonathan did not tell his father what he was doing.
• 2 Samuel 5:11Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built David a palace.
• 1 Kings 5:17At the king’s command, they quarried large blocks of high-quality stone and shaped them to make the foundation of the Temple.
• 1 Kings 6:7The stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site.
• 1 Kings 7:9From foundation to eaves, all these buildings were built from huge blocks of high-quality stone, cut with saws and trimmed to exact measure on all sides.
• 2 Kings 12:11Then they gave the money to the construction supervisors, who used it to pay the people working on the Lord’s Temple—the carpenters, the builders,
• 2 Kings 22:6They will need to hire carpenters, builders, and masons. Also have them buy the timber and the finished stone needed to repair the Temple.
• Ezra 3:7Then the people hired masons and carpenters and bought cedar logs from the people of Tyre and Sidon, paying them with food, wine, and olive oil. The logs were brought down from the Lebanon mountains and floated along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Joppa, for King Cyrus had given permission for this.

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
• 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