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1 Chronicles 22:3 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 22 · verse 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;1 Chronicles 22:3 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 22:3 in context
1Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
2And 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.
3And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
4Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
5And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- abundancerôbabundanceH7230 →
- preparedkûwnproperly, to be erectH3559 →
- joiningsmᵉchabbᵉrâha joinerH4226 →
- weightmishqâlweightH4948 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- nailsmaçmêra pegH4548 →
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Here is, I. The place fixed for the building of the temple (Ch1 22:1): Then David said, by inspiration of God, and as a declaration of his mind, This is the house of the Lord God. If a temple must be built for God, it is fit that it be left to him to choose the ground, for all the earth is his;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5