"And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abunda…" — 1 Chronicles 22:3

1 Chronicles 22:3 · 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;”

— 1 Chronicles 22:3

Verse 2

And David commanded to gather together the strangers that {were} in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

Verse 4

Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

1 Chronicles 22 — Context

Then David said, This {is} the house of the LORD God, and this {is} the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

And David commanded to gather together the strangers that {were} in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

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;

Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

And David said, Solomon my son {is} young and tender, and the house {that is} to be builded for the LORD {must be} exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will {therefore} now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:14

Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. {trouble: or, poverty}

1 Chronicles 29:2

Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for {things to be made} of gold, and the silver for {things} of silver, and the brass for {things} of brass, the iron for {things} of iron, and wood for {things} of wood; onyx stones, and {stones} to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

1 Kings 7:47

And Solomon left all the vessels {unweighed}, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out. {because...: Heb. for the exceeding multitude} {found: Heb. searched}

1 Chronicles 29:7

And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

Jeremiah 52:20

The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that {were} under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight. {the brass: Heb. their brass}

2 Chronicles 4:18

Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.

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