1 Chronicles 22:3

David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails for the doors to go in the gateways, and for braces. He also supplied more bronze than could be weighed,

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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;

In Context

2So David ordered his servants to gather together the foreigners living in the land of Israel. He assigned them to be stonecutters, to cut stone blocks, in order to build God's house.

4and more cedar trees than could be counted. (The Sidonians and the Tyrians brought too many cedar logs to David to count.)

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Cross References

1 Kings 7:47Solomon did not weigh all the utensils because there were too many to weigh, because the weight of the bronze could not be measured.

1 Chronicles 29:2So I have done my best to provide for the temple of my God. I am giving gold for the things to be made of gold, silver for the things to be made of silver, bronze for the things to be made of bronze, iron for the things to be made of iron, and wood for the things to be made of wood. I am also giving onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work of various colors—all kinds of precious stones—and marble stone in abundance.

2 Chronicles 4:18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance; indeed, the weight of the bronze could not be known.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 22:2-6

Preparations for the Temple. ( b. c. 1017.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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