KJV King James Version
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;
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Chronicles 22:3
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;
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
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
WEB World English Bible
David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;
ASV American Standard Version
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;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And iron in abundance for nails for leaves of the gates, and for couplings, hath David prepared, and brass in abundance—there is no weighing.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 22
1 Then David said, This [is] the house of the LORD God, and this [is] the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
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.
3 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;
4 Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
5 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.
6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּבַרְזֶ֣ל׀H1270 · bar.zelironלָ֠רֹבH7230 · rovabundanceלַֽמִּסְמְרִ֞יםH4548 · mas.mernailלְדַלְת֧וֹתH1817 · daldoorהַשְּׁעָרִ֛יםH8179 · sha.argateוְלַֽמְחַבְּר֖וֹתH4226 · me.chab.b.rahclampהֵכִ֣יןH3559 · kunto establish: prepareדָּוִ֑ידH1732 · da.vidDavidוּנְחֹ֥שֶׁתH5178 · ne.cho.shetbronzeלָרֹ֖בH7230 · rovabundanceאֵ֥יןH369 · a.yinnothingמִשְׁקָֽל׃H4948 · mish.qalweight
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 22:14Now, 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.1 Chronicles 29:2Now 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 7:47And Solomon left all the vessels [unweighed], because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.1 Chronicles 29:7And 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 52:20The 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.2 Chronicles 4:18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
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