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2 Chronicles 2 17
Solomon took a census of all the male resident foreigners in the land of Israel, after the census his father David had taken. There were 153,600 in all.
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1 Kings 5 17-1 Kings 5 18
By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple’s foundation with chiseled stone.Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, along with men from Byblos, did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple.
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1 Kings 9 20-1 Kings 9 21
Now several non-Israelite peoples were left in the land after the conquest of Joshua, including the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.Their descendants remained in the land( the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day.
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Ezra 3:7
So they provided money for the masons and carpenters, and food, beverages, and olive oil for the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar timber from Lebanon to the seaport at Joppa, in accord with the edict of King Cyrus of Persia.
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1 Kings 6 7
As the temple was being built, only stones shaped at the quarry were used; the sound of hammers, pickaxes, or any other iron tool was not heard at the temple while it was being built.
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Ephesians 2:19-22
So then you are no longer foreigners and noncitizens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
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Isaiah 61:5-6
“ Foreigners will take care of your sheep; foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards.You will be called,‘ the LORD’s priests, servants of our God.’ You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them.
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2 Chronicles 8 7-2 Chronicles 8 8
Now several non-Israelite peoples were left in the land after the conquest of Joshua, including the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.Their descendants remained in the land( the Israelites were unable to wipe them out). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews and they continue in that role to this very day.
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1 Chronicles 14 1
King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters to build a palace for him.
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2 Kings 12 12
as well as masons and stonecutters. They bought wood and chiseled stone to repair the damage to the LORD’s temple and also paid for all the other expenses.
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2 Samuel 5 11
King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.
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2 Kings 22 6
including craftsmen, builders, and masons, and should buy wood and chiseled stone for the repair work.
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Ephesians 2:12
that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
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1 Kings 7 9-1 Kings 7 12
All of these were built with the best stones, chiseled to the right size and cut with a saw on all sides, from the foundation to the edge of the roof and from the outside to the great courtyard.The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar.Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the LORD’s temple and the hall of the palace.