1 Chronicles 22:2 - Easy To Read Version2 David gave an order for all foreigners living in Israel to be gathered together. David chose stonecutters {\cf2\super [232]} from that group of foreigners. Their job was to cut stones ready to be used for building God’s temple. {\cf2\super [233]} Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17692 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. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition2 David commanded to gather together the strangers who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)2 And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible2 David gave orders to gather the immigrants living in the land of Israel, and he appointed masons who would cut stones for building God’s temple. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version2 And he instructed them to gather all the new converts from the land of Israel. And from these he appointed stoneworkers, to hew stones and to polish them, so that he might build the house of God. Ver Capítulo |
Then those people who had come back from captivity gave money to the stonecutters and carpenters. And those people gave food, wine, and olive oil. They used these things to pay the people of Tyre and Sidon to bring cedar logs from Lebanon. Those people wanted to bring the logs in ships to the sea coast town of Joppa like \{Solomon did when he built\} the first temple. Cyrus king of Persia gave permission for them to do these things.