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1 Chronicles 22:15

13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

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.

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.

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.

17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,

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BSB
You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—
KJV
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.
WEB
There 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;
ASV
Moreover 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:
DARBY
And 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.
BLB
And with you in abundance are those doing work: Hewers and craftsmen of stone and of wood, and all types of skillful men for every kind of work.
ÅB
Arbeidere har du også i mengde, stenhuggere og murere og tømmermenn og dessuten alle slags folk som er kyndige i alle andre slags arbeid.
OTB
Dessuten har du mange arbeidere med deg:
steinhuggere, murere, snekkere,
og alle menn som er dyktige i alle slags arbeid.
B1930
Arbeidere har du også i mengde, stenhuggere og murere og tømmermenn og dessuten alle slags folk som er kyndige i alle andre slags arbeid.

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  • 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.

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  • 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,

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Exodus 35:32

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

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