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2 Kings 22:6–7

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2 Kings 22:6

6Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

2 Kings 22:7

7Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.

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2 Kings 22:6

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

carpenters

Artificers who work in timber; framers and builders of houses, ships, or other wooden structures.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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builders

Persons who construct, establish, or cause something to be built.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828

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buy

To obtain by payment or at a price; to purchase or acquire.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hewn

Cut, carved, or shaped with an axe, chisel, or other tool.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

stone

A piece or mass of rock; also to strike or kill with stones, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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repair

To restore or mend; to make amends; also to go or resort to a place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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house

A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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2 Kings 22:7

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hand

The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

dealt

To deal: to distribute, allot, act toward another, or conduct a matter.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

faithfully

In a faithful manner; with good faith. Truth; veracity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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  1. 2 Kings 12:15
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  2. 1 Corinthians 4:2
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  3. 2 Chronicles 24:14
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  4. 2 Corinthians 8:20–21
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  5. Luke 16:10–12
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