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

2David ordered the foreigners living in Israel to gather. He appointed some of them to cut stones to build God’s temple. 3David prepared a large quantity of iron for nails and fittings on the doors of the gates. He also prepared so much bronze that it couldn’t be weighed. The men of Sidon and Tyre brought David so many cedar logs that the logs couldn’t be counted. 5David thought, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the temple that will be built for the Lord must be magnificent, large, famous, praised, and honored in all other countries. I’ll prepare ⌞the building materials⌟ for him.” So David prepared many materials ⌞for Solomon⌟ before he died. 6He summoned his son Solomon and commanded him to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel.

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 King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedarwood, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.
• 1 Kings 5:6So order men to cut down cedars from Lebanon for me. My workers will work with your workers. I will pay you whatever wages you ask for your workers. You know we don’t have any skilled lumberjacks like those from Sidon.”
• 2 Chronicles 2:3Solomon sent word to King Huram of Tyre by saying, “Do what you did for my father David. You sent him cedar so that he could build a palace to live in.
• Ezra 3:7So they gave money to the stonecutters and carpenters. Then they gave food, drink, and olive oil to the men from Sidon and Tyre in exchange for cedar, which the men would bring by sea from Lebanon to Joppa as King Cyrus of Persia had authorized them to do.

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
• Chronicles, Books of
• Zidon
• Abiasaph
• Adonijah
• Cedar
• Genealogy
• Port; Porter
• Solomon

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