To gather the strangers that were in the land of Israel The same persons whom Solomon afterward employed in the same work; of which see 1 Kings 5:15; 1 Kings 9:20-21. He set masons to hew wrought stones Wherein he could not do much, being prevented by death; but Solomon carried on and perfected what David had begun. For the joinings To be used, together with melted lead, for the joining of those great and square stones together.
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1 Chronicles 22:2-3
2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;