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Myles Coverdale Bible

2 Kings 22:6

vnto the carpenters, and buylders, & masons, and to them yt bie timber & fre stone for the repairinge of the house:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Carpentry;   Honesty;   Josiah;   Liberality;   Mason;   Scribe (S);   Secretary (Recordist);   Shaphan;   Stones;   Temple;   Thompson Chain Reference - Arts and Crafts;   Masons;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Josiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Zephaniah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Josiah;   Shaphan;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Josiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Masons;   Woodworker;   Zephaniah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the Old Testament;   Deuteronomy;   Gedaliah;   Hexateuch;   Hilkiah;   Huldah;   Idolatry;   Israel;   Jerusalem;   Shaphan;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hilkiah ;   Josiah ;   Masons;   Shaphan ;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Moses, the Man of God;   Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Carpenter;   Crafts;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Artisans;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for February 22;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They are to give it to the carpenters, builders, and masons to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the temple.
Hebrew Names Version
to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
King James Version
Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
English Standard Version
(that is, to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons), and let them use it for buying timber and quarried stone to repair the house.
New Century Version
the carpenters, builders, and bricklayers. Also use the money to buy timber and cut stone to repair the Temple.
New English Translation
including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work.
Amplified Bible
that is, [have them give the money] to the carpenters and the builders and the masons—and to buy timber and cut stones to repair the house (temple).
New American Standard Bible
to the carpenters, the builders, the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.
World English Bible
to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
Geneva Bible (1587)
To wit, vnto the artificers and carpenters & masons, and to bye timber, and hewed stone to repaire the house.
Legacy Standard Bible
to the craftsmen and the builders and the masons and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
Berean Standard Bible
to the carpenters, builders, and masons-to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.
Contemporary English Version
the workers, and with the rest of it they can buy wood and stone for the repair work.
Complete Jewish Bible
the carpenters, construction-workers and stonemasons — and to purchase timber and worked stone for doing the repairs on the building."
Darby Translation
to the carpenters and the builders and the masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
Easy-to-Read Version
Use that money for the carpenters, stonemasons, and stonecutters. Also use that money to buy the timber and cut stones that are needed to repair the Temple.
George Lamsa Translation
To the carpenters and to the builders and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house of the LORD.
Good News Translation
the carpenters, the builders, and the masons, and buy the timber and the stones used in the repairs.
Lexham English Bible
to the skilled craftsmen, to the builders, to the masons, and to buy timber and hewing stones to repair the temple.
Literal Translation
to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and to buy wood and cut stone to strengthen the house;
American Standard Version
unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
Bible in Basic English
To the woodworkers and the builders and the stone-cutters; and for getting wood and cut stones for the building up of the house.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Euen vnto carpenters and masons, and workers vpon the walles, and for to bye tymber and free stone, to repaire the temple.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons; and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.'--
King James Version (1611)
Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewen stone, to repaire the house.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
even to the carpenters, and builders, and masons, and also to purchase timber and hewn stones, to repair the breaches of the house.
English Revised Version
unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons; and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that is, to carpenteris, and to masouns, and to hem that maken brokun thingis, and that trees and stoonus of quarieris be bouyt, to reparele the temple of the Lord;
Update Bible Version
to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.
Webster's Bible Translation
To carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber, and hewn stone to repair the house.
New King James Version
to carpenters and builders and masons--and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
New Living Translation
They will need to hire carpenters, builders, and masons. Also have them buy the timber and the finished stone needed to repair the Temple.
New Life Bible
Have them pay the builders and the men who work with wood and with stone. Have them use it for buying wood and cut stone needed to work on the house.
New Revised Standard
that is, to the carpenters, to the builders, to the masons; and let them use it to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the house.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, - and to buy timber, and hewn stones, for repairing the house.
Douay-Rheims Bible
That is, to carpenters and masons, and to such as mend breaches: and that timber may be bought, and stones out of the quarries, to repair the temple of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
that is, to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, as well as for buying timber and quarried stone to repair the house.
Young's Literal Translation
to artificers, and to builders, and [to repairers of] the wall, and to buy wood and hewn stones to strengthen the house;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
to the carpenters and the builders and the masons and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

Contextual Overview

1 Iosias was eight yeare olde wha he was made kynge, & reigned one and thirtie yeare at Ierusalem. His mothers name was Iedida the doughter of Adaia of Bascath, 2 and he dyd that which was righte in ye sighte of the LORDE, and walked in all ye waye of Dauid his father, & turned not asyde, nether to the righte hande ner to the lefte. 3 And in the eightenth yeare of kynge Iosias, the kynge sent Saphan ye sonne of Asalia the sonne of Mesulam the scrybe, in to ye house of the LORDE, and sayde: 4 Go vp to Helchias the hye prest, that the money that is brought vnto ye house of ye LORDE (which the tresholde kepers haue gathered of ye people) 5 maye be delyuered vnto them, that they maye geue it to the workmen which are appoynted in the house of the LORDE, & to geue it vnto the labourers in the house (yt they maye repayre the decaye of the house) namely, 6 vnto the carpenters, and buylders, & masons, and to them yt bie timber & fre stone for the repairinge of the house: 7 but so yt there be no accomptes taken of them concernynge the money, that is vnder their hande, but yt they deale withall vpon credence. 8 And Helchias ye prest sayde vnto Sapha the scrybe: I haue founde the boke of the lawe in the house of the LORDE. And Helchias gaue the boke vnto Saphan, that he might reade it. 9 And Saphan the scrybe bare it vnto the kynge, and brought him worde agayne, & sayde: Thy seruauntes haue gathered together ye money yt was founde in the house, & haue delyuered it vnto the workme, which are appoynted in ye house of the LORDE. 10 And Saphan the scrybe tolde the kynge and sayde: Helchias the prest hath delyuered me a boke, and Saphan red it before the kynge.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

carpenters: or, artificers, Exodus 28:11, Exodus 35:35, Exodus 38:23

builders: 2 Kings 12:11, Genesis 4:17, 1 Kings 5:18, 1 Kings 6:12

masons: or, repairers of the wall, 2 Kings 12:12, Isaiah 58:12, Ezekiel 22:30

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 12:5 - let them repair 1 Chronicles 22:2 - masons 2 Chronicles 34:10 - in the hand Ezra 3:7 - gave money

Cross-References

Isaiah 53:6
As for vs, we go all astraye (like shepe), euery one turneth his owne waye. But thorow him, the LORDE pardoneth all or synnes.
Matthew 8:17
that ye thinge might be fulfilled, which was spoken by Esay the Prophet, sayinge: He toke on him oure infirmities, and bare oure sickneses.
John 19:17
And he bare his crosse, and wente out to the place called ye place of deed men skulles, which in Hebrue is named Golgatha,
1 Peter 2:24
which his owne selfe bare oure synnes in his body vpon the tre, that we shulde be delyuered from synne, & shulde lyue vnto righteousnes: by whose strypes ye were healed.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons,.... Who were employed, some in mending the woodwork, and others in repairing the stone walls

and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house; not only money was to be given them for their workmanship, but to buy timber and stone to work with.


 
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