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1 Chronicles 22:15

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 22:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all men that are skilful in every manner of work:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all men that are skilful in every manner of work:
1 Chronicles 22:15 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12Only Jehovah give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the law of Jehovah thy God.
13Then shalt thou prosper, if thou observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Jehovah charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; fear not, neither be dismayed.
14Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver, and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
15Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all men that are skilful in every manner of work:
16of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and Jehovah be with thee.
17David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying],
18Is not Jehovah your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before Jehovah, and before his people.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Moreover, there are workmen with thee in abundance, etc.] All the strangers in the land being gathered by the order of David, (<132202>1 Chronicles 22:2) who were skilled in all manner of work, as follows: hewers and workers of stone and timber; masons and carpenters: and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work; joiners, carvers, etc.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“hewers and workers of stone and timber: that is, masons and carpenters, Ch1 22:2-4 all manner: Exo 28:6, Exo 31:3-5, Exo 35:32, Exo 35:35; Kg1 7:14 1 Chronicles 22:16”
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