Bible Dictionary: Hewers

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Strong's Hebrew

2672. chatsab -- to hew, hew out, cleave
... root Definition to hew, hew out, cleave NASB Word Usage chops (1), cut in pieces
(1), dig (2), engraved (1), hew (2), hewed (2), hewers (1), hewn (5), hewn ...
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2404. chatab -- to cut or gather wood
... root Definition to cut or gather wood NASB Word Usage chops your wood (1), cut
(1), fashioned (1), gather firewood (1), hewers of wood (3), woodcutters (1 ...
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Library

Conflicts with Giant Mistake
... Really he is not a true Anakim, but a Gibeonite, who are foes until they are conquered,
and then they become hewers of wood and drawers of water for us"they ...
/.../berry/adventures in the land of canaan/chapter eight conflicts with giant.htm

Crucifixion of Self.
... Of course, the earthliness may not be manifest as before; "hewers of wood and drawers
of water" they become, yet they are there and live there. ...
/.../orr/food for the lambs or helps for young christians/crucifixion of self.htm

Methodical Liberality
... And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair
the breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that wast laid out for the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/methodical liberality.htm

David's Prohibited Desire and Permitted Service
... Moreover, there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone
and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.16. ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture g/davids prohibited desire and permitted.htm

That David Made Great Preparations for the House of God; and That ...
... the strangers to be numbered; and they were found to be one hundred and eighty thousand;
of these he appointed fourscore thousand to be hewers of stone, and ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 14 that david made.htm

Five Kings in a Cave
... And Joshua said, "We will make them hewers of wood and drawers of water,"
and they were saved from death but they served in bondage. ...
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The History of Solomon
... but bear stone and mortar and other things to the edifying of the temple, and were
bearers of burdens only, and he had eighty thousand of hewers of stone and ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the history of solomon.htm

The Enchanted Ground
... Once they attended the early prayer-meeting, but not now. Once they would be hewers
of wood and drawers of water, but alas! they are asleep now. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/the enchanted ground.htm

New York to California
... majority of our fellow-creatures, to be regarded, and consequently to be treated
even in Christian lands, as a parish caste, as hereditary "hewers of wood and ...
/.../conversion of a high priest into a christian worker/chapter vii new york to.htm

Concerning the Wife of Solomon; Concerning his Wisdom and Riches ...
... people in cutting of wood. As for wages to the hewers of wood, I will pay
whatsoever price thou shalt determine.". 7. When Hiram had ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 concerning the wife.htm

Thesaurus

Hewers (13 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Hewers (13 Occurrences). Joshua 9:21 And the princes
said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers...
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Woodcutters (4 Occurrences)
... Joshua 9:21 And the princes said concerning them: 'Let them live'; so they became
hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes ...
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Artificers (15 Occurrences)
... (YLT). 1 Chronicles 22:15 And with thee in abundance 'are' workmen, hewers and
artificers of stone and of wood, and every skilful man for every work. (YLT). ...
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Burden-bearers (4 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 5:15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bore burdens, and
fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains; (See RSV). ...
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Stonecutters (6 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 12:12 and to the masons and the hewers of stone, and for buying timber and
hewn stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that ...
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Fourscore (33 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV). 1 Kings 5:15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare
burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; (KJV JPS ASV). ...
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Hewer (2 Occurrences)
... chatsbh, from the root "to cut" or "to carve," applies to hewers of stone in 1 Kings
5:15 2 Kings 12:12; 1 Chronicles 22:15 2 Chronicles 2:18. James A. Patch. ...
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Strengthen (105 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 12:12 and to those 'repairing' the wall, and to hewers of stone, and to
buy wood and hewn stones to strengthen the breach of the house of Jehovah, and ...
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Threescore (87 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 5:15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens,
and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; (KJV JPS ASV). ...
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Keepers (78 Occurrences)
... Similarly, after the deception of Joshua by the Gibeonites, "Joshua made them that
day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the ...
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Bible Concordance

Hewers (13 Occurrences)

Joshua 9:21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Joshua 9:23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Joshua 9:27 And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Kings 5:15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
(KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

2 Kings 12:12 And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 22:2 And David saith to gather the sojourners who 'are' in the land of Israel, and appointeth hewers to hew hewn-stones to build a house of God.
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 22:15 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

2 Chronicles 2:2 And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
(ASV JPS)

2 Chronicles 2:10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

2 Chronicles 2:18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

2 Chronicles 24:12 And the king and Jehoiada give it unto the doers of the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and they are hiring hewers and artificers to renew the house of Jehovah, and also -- to artificers in iron and brass to strengthen the house of Jehovah.
(YLT)

Ezra 3:7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, unto them of Sidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea, unto Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
(See JPS YLT)

Jeremiah 46:22 The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Hewers

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Woodcutters (4 Occurrences)

Artificers (15 Occurrences)

Burden-bearers (4 Occurrences)

Stonecutters (6 Occurrences)

Fourscore (33 Occurrences)

Hewer (2 Occurrences)

Strengthen (105 Occurrences)

Threescore (87 Occurrences)

Keepers (78 Occurrences)