What the Bible says about
Carpentry
11 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools
“Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.”— Genesis 6:14-16 BSB
““See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.”— Exodus 31:2-9 BSB
“Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.”— 2 Samuel 5:11 BSB
“Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders,”— 2 Kings 12:11 BSB
“to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple.”— 2 Kings 22:6 BSB
“The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.”— Isaiah 41:7 BSB
“The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.”— Isaiah 44:13 BSB
“After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.”— Jeremiah 24:1 BSB