1 Chronicles 22:4

1 Chronicles 22:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
• New International Version (NIV)He also provided more cedar logs than could be counted, for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought large numbers of them to David.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and cedar timbers without number, for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought great quantities of cedar to David.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and cedar trees in abundance; for the Sidonians and those from Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

Context of 1 Chronicles 22:4

2So David told his officers to bring together all the foreign men who lived in Israel. He chose some of them to cut the stones to build God's house. They would cut the stones to have the right shape. 3He supplied a lot of iron to make things for the temple. That was for nails and bars to fix the doors at the entrances. He also supplied more bronze than they could weigh. The people from Tyre and Sidon had brought a lot of cedar wood to David. So he provided for the temple more pieces of cedar wood than anyone could count. 5David said, ‘The Lord's temple must be great and beautiful. It must be famous, so that the people of every nation see how great it is. My son Solomon is young and he has no special skills. So I must prepare everything for him to build the temple.’ So before David died, he prepared all these things. 6David sent someone to fetch his son, Solomon. He told him that he must build a temple for the Lord, Israel's God.

1 Chronicles 22:4 word by word

וַעֲצֵ֥י אֲרָזִ֖ים לְאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֑ר כִּֽי הֵ֠בִיאוּ הַצִּֽידֹנִ֨ים וְהַצֹּרִ֜ים עֲצֵ֧י אֲרָזִ֛ים לָרֹ֖ב לְדָוִֽיד׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• treesעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• in abundanceמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
• in abundanceאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• for the Zidoniansצִידֹנִיtsîydônîy tsidônîy · SidonianH6722
• and they of Tyreצֹרִיtsôrîy · TyrianH6876
• broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• muchרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 22:4

• 2 Samuel 5:11Then Hiram, king of Tyre, sent some of his men to David. They brought wood from Lebanon's cedar trees. Men who could work with wood and stone also came. They built a palace for David.
• 1 Kings 5:6So please tell your men to cut down cedar trees in Lebanon for me. We ourselves do not have people who know how to cut wood from trees as well as your men from Sidon. So our men will help your men with the work. And I will pay your workers whatever you decide is right.’
• 2 Chronicles 2:3Solomon wrote this letter to King Huram of Tyre: ‘You helped my father King David when you sent him wood from cedar trees to build his palace. Please help me now.
• Ezra 3:7The leaders gave money to men who could work with stone and wood. They sent food, drink and olive oil to the people in Tyre and Sidon. This was to pay for beams of wood from cedar trees. They would bring the wood from Lebanon on ships that came to Joppa. Cyrus, king of Persia, had commanded them to do this.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 22:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4See the marginal references and notes; 1 Chronicles 14:1.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-19God promised David that his kingdom would last forever and that his son would build a temple for the Lord (1 Chronicles 17:11–12). After choosing the site (1 Chronicles 21:18–22:1), David prepared to build the temple of God. He gathered materials (1 Chronicles 22:2–5) and instructed Solomon (22:6–16) and the leaders of Israel (22:17–19) to build the temple after his death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51Ch 22:1-5. David Prepares for Building the Temple. 1. David said, This is the home of the Lord God--By the miraculous sign of fire from heaven, and perhaps other intimations, David understood it to be the will of God that the national place of worship should be fixed there, and he forthwith proceeded to make preparations for the erection of the temple on that spot.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 22:4

• Sidon

In the dictionaries

• David
• Tyre
• Tyre, Tyrians
• Chronicles, Books of
• Zidon
• Abiasaph
• Adonijah
• Cedar
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings