1 Chronicles 22:3

1 Chronicles 22:3 in other versions

• King James Version (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;
• English Standard Version (ESV)David also provided great quantities of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for clamps, as well as bronze in quantities beyond weighing,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the gates and for the joints, and bronze in abundance beyond measure,
• New Living Translation (NLT)David provided large amounts of iron for the nails that would be needed for the doors in the gates and for the clamps, and he gave more bronze than could be weighed.

Context of 1 Chronicles 22:3

1Then David said, “The house of the Lord God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel.” 2So David gave orders to assemble the foreigners residing in Israel, and from among them he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stone for building the house of God. He provided a large amount of iron to make nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, and more bronze than could be weighed. 4He also provided more cedar logs than could be counted, for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought large numbers of them to David. 5David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord should be of great magnificence and fame and splendor in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for it.” So David made extensive preparations before his death.

1 Chronicles 22:3 word by word

וּבַרְזֶ֣ל׀ לָ֠רֹב לַֽמִּסְמְרִ֞ים לְדַלְת֧וֹת הַשְּׁעָרִ֛ים וְלַֽמְחַבְּר֖וֹת הֵכִ֣ין דָּוִ֑יד וּנְחֹ֥שֶׁת לָרֹ֖ב אֵ֥ין מִשְׁקָֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• in abundanceרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• for the nailsמַסְמֵרmasmêr mismêr masmerâh mismerâh · nailH4548
• for the doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• of the gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• and for the joiningsמְחַבְּרָהmechabberâh · clampH4226
• and brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• without weightמִשְׁקָלmishqâl · weightH4948

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 22:3

• 1 Chronicles 29:2With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God—gold for the gold work, 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, and all kinds of fine stone and marble—all of these in large quantities.
• 1 Chronicles 22:14“I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them.
• 1 Kings 7:47Solomon left all these things unweighed, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.
• 2 Chronicles 4:18All these things that Solomon made amounted to so much that the weight of the bronze could not be calculated.
• Jeremiah 52:20The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 22:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Irons - for the nails, etc. - Iron for bolts, bars, hinges, etc., etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For the joinings - i. e., the girders, or cramps - pieces of iron to be used in joining beams or stones together.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

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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