1 Chronicles 22:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Davidדָּוִ֔יד
(da·vid,)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
gave ordersוַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to gatherלִכְנֹוס֙
(lich·no·vs)
3664: to gather, collecta prim. root
the foreignersהַגֵּרִ֔ים
(hag·ge·rim,)
1616: a sojournerfrom gur
whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
were in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
and he setוַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד
(vai·ya·'a·med)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
stonecuttersחֹֽצְבִ֗ים
(cho·tze·vim)
2672: to hew, hew out, cleavea prim. root
to hewלַחְצֹוב֙
(lach·tzo·vv)
2672: to hew, hew out, cleavea prim. root
out stonesאַבְנֵ֣י
(av·nei)
68: a stonea prim. root
to buildלִבְנֹ֖ות
(liv·no·vt)
1129: to builda prim. root
the houseבֵּ֥ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of God.הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
(ha·'e·lo·him.)
430: God, godpl. of eloah


















KJV Lexicon
And David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
commanded
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
to gather together
kanac  (kaw-nas')
to collect; hence, to enfold -- gather (together), heap up, wrap self.
the strangers
ger  (gare)
a guest; by implication, a foreigner -- alien, sojourner, stranger.
that were in the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and he set
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
masons
chatsab  (khaw-tsab')
to cut or carve (wood), stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave -- cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.
to hew
chatsab  (khaw-tsab')
to cut or carve (wood), stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave -- cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.
wrought
gaziyth  (gaw-zeeth')
something cut, i.e. dressed stone -- hewed, hewn stone, wrought.
stones
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
to build
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So David gave orders to gather the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So David gave orders to gather the foreigners that were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to cut finished stones for building God's house.

International Standard Version
David subsequently issued orders to conscript the resident aliens who lived in the land of Israel and appointed stonecutters to prepare stones for building a temple for God.

NET Bible
David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God's temple.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David ordered the foreigners living in Israel to gather. He appointed some of them to cut stones to build God's temple.

King James 2000 Bible
And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.
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