Bible Cross References
the strangers
1 Kings 9:20
For his forced labor Solomon used the descendants of the people of Canaan whom the Israelites had not killed when they took possession of their land. These included Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, whose descendants continue to be slaves down to the present time.
1 Kings 9:21
(SEE 9:20)
2 Chronicles 2:17
King Solomon took a census of all the foreigners living in the land of Israel, similar to the census his father David had taken. There were 153,600 resident foreigners.
2 Chronicles 8:7
Solomon employed at forced labor all the descendants of the people of Canaan whom the Israelites had not killed when they took possession of the land. These included Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, whose descendants continue to be slaves down to the present time.
2 Chronicles 8:8
(SEE 8:7)
Isaiah 61:5
My people, foreigners will serve you. They will take care of your flocks And farm your land and tend your vineyards.
Isaiah 61:6
And you will be known as the priests of the LORD, The servants of our God. You will enjoy the wealth of the nations And be proud that it is yours.
Ephesians 2:12
At that time you were apart from Christ. You were foreigners and did not belong to God's chosen people. You had no part in the covenants, which were based on God's promises to his people, and you lived in this world without hope and without God.
Ephesians 2:19-22
19
So then, you Gentiles are not foreigners or strangers any longer; you are now citizens together with God's people and members of the family of God.
20
You, too, are built upon the foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, the cornerstone being Christ Jesus himself.
21
He is the one who holds the whole building together and makes it grow into a sacred temple dedicated to the Lord.
22
In union with him you too are being built together with all the others into a place where God lives through his Spirit.
masons
1 Chronicles 14:1
King Hiram of Tyre sent a trade mission to David; he provided him with cedar logs and with stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace.
2 Samuel 5:11
King Hiram of Tyre sent a trade mission to David; he provided him with cedar logs and with carpenters and stone masons to build a palace.
1 Kings 5:17
At King Solomon's command they cut fine large stones for the foundation of the Temple.
1 Kings 5:18
Solomon's and Hiram's workers and men from the city of Byblos prepared the stones and the timber to build the Temple.
1 Kings 6:7
The stones with which the Temple was built had been prepared at the quarry, so that there was no noise made by hammers, axes, or any other iron tools as the Temple was being built.
1 Kings 7:9-12
9
All these buildings and the great court were made of fine stones from the foundations to the eaves. The stones were prepared at the quarry and cut to measure, with their inner and outer sides trimmed with saws.
10
The foundations were made of large stones prepared at the quarry, some of them twelve feet long and others fifteen feet long.
11
On top of them were other stones, cut to measure, and cedar beams.
12
The palace court, the inner court of the Temple, and the entrance room of the Temple had walls with one layer of cedar beams for every three layers of cut stones.
2 Kings 12:12
the masons, and the stone cutters, buy the timber and the stones used in the repairs, and pay all other necessary expenses.
2 Kings 22:6
the carpenters, the builders, and the masons, and buy the timber and the stones used in the repairs.
Ezra 3:7
The people gave money to pay the stonemasons and the carpenters and gave food, drink, and olive oil to be sent to the cities of Tyre and Sidon in exchange for cedar trees from Lebanon, which were to be brought by sea to Joppa. All this was done with the permission of Emperor Cyrus of Persia.