King James Version (KJV)
1 Chronicles 22:2
“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.”
Verse in context — 1 Chronicles 22
1
Then David said, This [is] the house of the LORD God, and this [is] the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
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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.
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And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
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Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
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Genealogies and David’s reign, emphasizing temple worship.
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