1 Chronicles 22:2 Meaning and Explanation
“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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Read Full Chapter →David gathers the resident foreigners in Israel and sets stonecutters to work preparing dressed stones for the temple.
What Does 1 Chronicles 22:2 Mean?
With the site chosen, David begins the labor of preparation. He assembles the strangers living in the land and assigns masons to shape squared stones, the heavy groundwork for a house that he himself will not see finished.
The work of God draws in many hands, including those outside the household of Israel, hinting that the LORD's house is meant to gather all peoples. Each shaped stone is quietly readied long before it is laid. So God prepares his people, fitting and forming them, that they may be built together into a dwelling for him.
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What does 1 Chronicles 22:2 mean?
David gathers the resident foreigners in Israel and sets stonecutters to work preparing dressed stones for the temple.