There are also workmen with you in abundance, cutters and workers of stone and timber, and all kinds of men who are skillful in every kind of work;
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There are also workmen with you in abundance, cutters and workers of stone and timber, and all kinds of men who are skillful in every kind of work;
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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.
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Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all men that are skilful in any manner of work;
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 22:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 28:6 “They shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skillful workman.
- Exodus 31:3-5 I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship, to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze, and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of workmanship.
- Exodus 35:32 and to make skillful works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze,
- Exodus 35:35 He has filled them with wisdom of heart to work all kinds of workmanship, of the engraver, of the skillful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of those who do any workmanship, and of those who make skillful works.
- 1 Kings 7:14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill, to work all works in bronze. He came to king Solomon, and performed all his work.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, masons and carpenters.
Or, masons and carpenters.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and…
Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron,.... That is, the cunning artificers were skilful to work in each of these, some in gold and silver, others in brass and iron:
there is no number; either of the workmen, or of these materials; which yet must be restrained to the brass and iron, for the gold and silver are numbered, but not the brass and iron, Ch1 22:14,
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arise therefore, and be doing: not that he should set about and begin the building the temple directly; but as soon as he could after he came to the throne, and not neglect and delay it:
and the Lord be with thee; as in Ch1 22:11 and here, as there, the Targum is,"may the Word of the Lord be thy help.''
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. all manner of cunning men for every manner…
15. all manner of cunning men for every manner of work] R.V. all men that are cunning in any manner of work.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain So too 1Ch_28:21; 2Ch_2:7, 2Ch_2:17, 2Ch_2:18; as well as…
So too 1Ch_28:21; 2Ch_2:7, 2Ch_2:17, 2Ch_2:18; as well as vers. 2-4 of the present chapter.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
David continues speaking to Solomon.
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stonecutters, masons
These are both workers who cut stone and prepare it for builders to use in walls and buildings.
carpenters
persons who work with wood
skillful craftsmen without number of every kind
Here "without number" is an exaggeration to emphasize that there were a large number of them. AT: "a very large number of every kind of skillful craftsmen" (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
may Yahweh be with you
This is an idiom that implies that Yahweh will help Solomon be successful in the project. (See: Idiom)
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Yahweh
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