1 Chronicles 22:3

David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates and for the couplings, and bronze in abundance without weight,

World English Bible

In The 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;

In Context

2David gave orders to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut dressed stones to build God’s house.

4and cedar trees without number, for the Sidonians and the people of Tyre brought cedar trees in abundance to David.

Read all of 1 Chronicles 22

Cross References

1 Kings 7:47Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.

1 Chronicles 29:2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, also onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

2 Chronicles 4:18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance, so that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 1 Chronicles 22:3