“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.”

1 Chronicles 22:2 (KJV) |

1 Chronicles 22:2

From 1 Chronicles 22, in the Book of 1 Chronicles (Old Testament).

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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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