King James Bible Dictionary

An artificer in stone. The Tyrians seem to have been specially skilled in architecture (1 Kings 5:17, 18; 2 Samuel 5:11). This art the Hebrews no doubt learned in Egypt (Exodus 1:11, 14), where ruins of temples and palaces fill the traveller with wonder at the present day.

A trade in the time of David
2 Samuel 5:11

A trade of later times
2 Kings 12:12; 2 Kings 22:6; 1 Chronicles 14:1; Ezra 3:7

MA'SON, noun ma'sn.

1. A man whose occupation is to lay bricks and stones, or to construct the walls of buildings, chimneys and the like, which consist of bricks or stones.

2. A member of the fraternity of free masons.

MASON'IC, adjective Pertaining to the craft or mysteries of free masons.

MA'SONRY, noun

1. The art or occupation of a mason.

2. The work or performance of a mason; as when we say, the wall is good masonry

3. The craft of free masons.