English Language Versions
KJV 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.
KJVP And David H1732 commanded H559 to gather together H3664 H853 the strangers H1616 that H834 were in the land H776 of Israel; H3478 and he set H5975 masons H2672 to hew H2672 wrought H1496 stones H68 to build H1129 the house H1004 of God. H430
YLT And David saith to gather the sojourners who are in the land of Israel, and appointeth hewers to hew hewn-stones to build a house of God.
ASV And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
WEB David commanded to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew worked stones to build the house of God.
RV 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.
NET David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God's temple.
ERVEN David gave an order for all foreigners living in Israel to be gathered together. He chose stonecutters from that group of foreigners. Their job was to cut stones ready to be used for building God's Temple.