1 Chronicles 22:3
1 Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
2 So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.
David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed
4 and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.
5 And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed
- KJV
- 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;
- WEB
- David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates and for the couplings, and bronze in abundance without weight,
- ASV
- And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;
- DARBY
- And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joists, and brass in abundance without weight;
- BLB
- And iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the gates and for the joints David provided, and bronze in abundance without weight,
- ÅB
- Og David samlet jern i mengde til nagler i portdørene og til kramper og en slik mengde kobber at det ikke kunne veies,
- OTB
- David forberedte store mengder jern for å lage spiker til dørene i portene og for klemmene,
og mer bronse enn det kunne veies, - B1930
- Og David samlet jern i mengde til nagler i portdørene og til kramper og en slik mengde kobber at det ikke kunde veies,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 22:14
Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.
Read in context1 Kings 7:47
Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
Read in context1 Chronicles 29:2
Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
Read in context1 Chronicles 29:7
Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.
Read in context2 Chronicles 4:18
Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
Read in contextJeremiah 52:20
As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.
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