Study it in the app“David gave orders to gather the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to cut hewn stones to build the house of Elohim.”
Davidדָּוִידgave ordersוַיֹּאמֶרto gatherלִכְנוֹסthe resident aliensאֶת הַגֵּרִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere in the landבְּאֶרֶץof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand he appointedוַיַּעֲמֵדstonecuttersחֹצְבִיםto cutלַחְצוֹבhewnגָזִיתstonesאַבְנֵיto buildלִבְנוֹתthe houseבֵּיתof Elohim.הָאֱלֹהִים
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearscommand
To give someone an order with authority, so that it is done.
Where else “yomer” appearsgather
To gather: to bring people or things together in one place.
Where else “chenos” appearsresident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “gerim” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsappoint
To put in place, name to a post.
Where else “yaamed” appearshew
To shape rock, or carve wells or tombs in it.
Where else “chotsvim” appearscut stone
Hewn stone, cut square.
Where else “gazit” appearsstone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avne” appearsbuild
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “venot” appearstemple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears1David said, “This is the house of YHWH Elohim, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
2 · This verse (above)
3David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps, and bronze in abundance beyond weighing,
