You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—
Parallel translations
- WEB 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;
- KJV 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.
- NKJV Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance: woodsmen and stonecutters, and all types of skillful men for every kind of work.
- NASB Moreover there are many workmen with you, stonecutters, masons of stone, and carpenters; and all of them are skillful in every kind of work.
- NLT You have a large number of skilled stonemasons and carpenters and craftsmen of every kind.
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Quick answer
David assured Solomon of abundant skilled workers, including stonecutters, carpenters, and craftsmen of every kind. The needed human resources were already gathered.
Overview
Beyond materials, David provided a workforce of expert artisans for the temple project. This careful preparation shows that God's work is accomplished through ordinary skilled labor offered to Him. The gathering of craftsmen of every kind reflects how God equips His people with diverse gifts to build up His house, a principle echoed in the New Testament church.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Exod 31:3–5And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
- 1 Kgs 7:14He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
- Exod 28:6They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
- Exod 35:35He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.
- Exod 35:32to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,
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