1 Chronicles 22 · Verse 15

1 Chronicles 22:15

Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
1 Chronicles 22:15, King James Version

1 Chronicles 22:15 in other translations

BSBYou also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—
WEBThere are also workmen with you in abundance—cutters and workers of stone and timber, and all kinds of men who are skillful in every kind of work;
ASVMoreover 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:
YLT‘And with thee in abundance are workmen, hewers and artificers of stone and of wood, and every skilful man for every work.
DARBYAnd there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of skilful men for every kind of work.
BBEAnd you have a great number of workmen, cutters and workers of stone and wood, and experts in every sort of work,
WebsterMoreover, there are workmen with thee in great numbers, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of skillful men for every manner of work.

What does 1 Chronicles 22:15 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 22:6-16

David gives Solomon the reason why he should build the temple. Because God named him. Nothing is more powerful to engage us in any service for God, than to know that we are appointed thereto. Because he would have leisure and opportunity to do it. He should have peace and quietness. Where God gives rest, he expects work. Because God had promised to establish his kingdom. God's gracious promises should quicken and…

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1 Chronicles 22:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעִמְּךָ֤ve.'i.me.Khaand [are] with youH5973
לָרֹב֙la.Roto abundanceH7230
עֹשֵׂ֣י'o.Seidoers ofH6213
מְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahworkH4399
חֹצְבִ֕יםcho.tze.Vimstone cuttersH2672
וְחָרָשֵׁ֥יve.cha.ra.Sheiand craftsmen ofH2796
אֶ֖בֶן'E.venstoneH68
וָעֵ֑ץva.'Etzand woodH6086
וְכָל\־ve.kholand everyH3605
חָכָ֖םcha.Khamskillful [person]H2450
בְּכָל\־be.kholin everyH3605
מְלָאכָֽה\׃me.la.KhahworkH4399

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 22:15

  • Exodus 28:6

    And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.

  • Exodus 31:3-5

    And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.

  • 1 Kings 7:14

    He was a widow’s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

  • Exodus 35:35

    Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.

  • Exodus 35:32

    And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
hewers and workers of stone and timber. that is, masons andcarpenters.
2-4
all manner.
Ex 28:6; 31:3-5; 35:32,35; 1Ki 7:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 22:14

    Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the Lord an 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:15

    Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:16

    Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the Lord be with thee.

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1 Chronicles 22:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tú tienes contigo muchos oficiales, canteros, albañiles, y carpinteros, y todo hombre experto en toda obra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tu as avec toi beaucoup d’ouvriers, des tailleurs de pierres, des maçons, et des charpentiers, et toute espèce d’hommes experts en tout ouvrage;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Werkleute sind bei dir in Menge: Steinhauer und Arbeiter in Stein und Holz, und allerlei Verständige in allerlei Arbeit;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Habes quoque plurimos artifices, latomos, et cæmentarios, artificesque lignorum, et omnium artium ad faciendum opus prudentissimos,