2 Chronicles 34:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

Even to the craftsmen and builders they gave it, to buy hewn stone, timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    They gave it to the craftsmen and builders to buy dressed stones, timber for joists, and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into ruin.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    even to the carpenters{H2796} and to the builders{H1129} gave{H5414} they it, to buy{H7069} hewn{H4274} stone,{H68} and timber{H6086} for couplings,{H4226} and to make beams{H7136} for the houses{H1004} which the kings{H4428} of Judah{H3063} had destroyed.{H7843}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Even to the artificers{H2796} and builders{H1129}{(H8802)} gave{H5414}{(H8799)} they it, to buy{H7069}{(H8800)} hewn{H4274} stone{H68}, and timber{H6086} for couplings{H4226}, and to floor{H7136}{(H8763)} the houses{H1004} which the kings{H4428} of Judah{H3063} had destroyed{H7843}{(H8689)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the same gaue it forth vnto the carpenters and buylders, to bye fre stone and hewen tymber for the balkes in the houses, which the kynges had destroyed.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Euen to the workemen and to the builders gaue they it, to bye hewed stone and timber for couples and for beames of the houses, which the Kings of Iudah had destroyed.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Euen to masons and carpenters gaue they it, to get hewed stone, & timber for couples and for beames of the houses which ye kinges of Iuda had destroyed.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Even to the artificers and builders gave they [it], to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they give `it' to artificers, and to builders, to buy hewn stones, and wood for couplings and for beams to the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Even to the woodworkers and builders to get cut stone and wood for joining the structure together and for making boards for the houses which the kings of Judah had given up to destruction.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy cut stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They gave money to the craftsmen and builders to buy chiseled stone and wood for the braces and rafters of the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to fall into disrepair.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 33:4-7 : 4 He also built altars in the house of the LORD, where the LORD had said, 'In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.' 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. 6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; also he observed times, used enchantments, used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit and with wizards; he did much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 7 And he set a carved image, the idol he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and Solomon his son, 'In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name forever.'
  • 2 Chr 33:22 : 22 But he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, as Manasseh his father had done; for Amon sacrificed to all the carved images Manasseh his father had made and served them.

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  • 2 Kgs 22:5-6
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    87%

    5 And let them deliver it into the hand of those who do the work, who have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to those who do the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

    6 To carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and cut stone to repair the house.

  • 2 Chr 34:9-10
    2 verses
    87%

    9 And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered from the hand of Manasseh, Ephraim, and all the remnant of Israel, and all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.

    10 And they put it into the hand of the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the LORD, and they gave it to the workmen who worked in the house of the LORD, to repair and amend the house:

  • 2 Kgs 12:11-12
    2 verses
    86%

    11 They gave the money, after it had been counted, into the hands of those who did the work and had oversight of the house of the LORD. They paid it to the carpenters and builders, who worked on the house of the LORD,

    12 and to masons and stonecutters, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

  • 2 Chr 24:11-13
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    11 Now it came to pass, that when the chest was brought to the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

    12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also those who worked in iron and bronze to mend the house of the LORD.

    13 So the workmen worked, and the work was completed by them, and they set the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.

  • 2 Kgs 12:14-15
    2 verses
    81%

    14 for they gave it to the workmen and repaired the house of the LORD with it.

    15 Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to pay the workmen because they dealt faithfully.

  • 1 Kgs 5:17-18
    2 verses
    80%

    17 And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

    18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the stonecutters quarried them; so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

  • 2 Chr 34:12
    78%

    12 And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all who were skilled in instruments of music.

  • 2 Chr 34:17
    78%

    17 And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and to the hand of the workmen.

  • 1 Chr 22:14-15
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    14 Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD one hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million talents of silver; and of bronze and iron beyond weight, for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and you may add to them.

    15 Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance, stone cutters and workers of stone and timber, and all kinds of skillful men for every kind of work.

  • Ezra 6:4
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    4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber; and let the expenses be given from the king's treasury:

  • Ezra 3:7
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    7 They gave money also to the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, to those of Zidon, and to those of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

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    2 And David commanded to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.

  • 2 Sam 5:11
    76%

    11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.

  • 1 Kgs 7:9-11
    3 verses
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    9 All these were made of costly stones, cut to size, sawed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the coping, and on the outside toward the great court.

    10 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

    11 And above were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar.

  • 2 Chr 2:7-9
    3 verses
    75%

    7 Send me now therefore a man skillful to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave with the skillful men that are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

    8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skillful to cut timber in Lebanon; and behold, my servants shall be with your servants,

    9 To prepare me timber in abundance, for the house which I am about to build shall be exceedingly great.

  • Exod 35:33
    75%

    33 And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of skillful work.

  • Exod 31:5
    74%

    5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

  • 1 Kgs 6:7
    74%

    7 And the house, while it was being built, was built with stone prepared before it was brought there; so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house while it was being built.

  • Ps 74:6
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    6 But now they break down the carved work of it at once with axes and hammers.

  • Hab 2:11
    73%

    11 For the stone shall cry out from the wall, and the beam from the timber shall answer it.

  • 1 Chr 28:13
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    13 Also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 14:1
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    1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.

  • Isa 22:10
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    10 And you have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses you have broken down to fortify the wall.

  • 1 Chr 29:2
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    2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the bronze for things of bronze, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistening stones, and of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

  • 1 Chr 29:8
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    8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

  • Neh 4:17
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    17 Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked in the construction, and with the other held a weapon.

  • Ezra 5:11
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    11 And they returned an answer to us, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the house that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and set up.

  • 1 Kgs 6:36
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    36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.

  • Ezra 1:6
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    6 And all those who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.

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    5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be made by the hands of craftsmen. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day to the LORD?

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  • 2 Chr 31:11
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    11 Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD, and they prepared them,

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    12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to King David a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, that might build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

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    5 And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you hasten the matter. However, the Levites did not hasten it.

  • 2 Chr 9:11
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    11 The king made from the algum wood terraces for the house of the LORD and for the king's palace, and harps and lyres for singers; such things had never been seen before in the land of Judah.