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1 Chronicles 22:3

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 22:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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;
1 Chronicles 22:3 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Then David said, This is the house of Jehovah God, and this is the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.
2And David commanded to gather together the sojourners 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 couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;
4and cedar-trees without number: for the Sidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar-trees in abundance to David.
5And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for Jehovah must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
6Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Jehovah, the God of Israel.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings, etc.] Great plenty of iron to make nails of for joining the boards together, of which the doors and gates were to be made, and for the fastening of the hinges of them: and brass in abundance without weight; for making the altar of brass, and the laver of brass, and other vessels. Brass was much used by the Heathens in sacred things, as Macrobius f89 observes.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For the joinings - i. e., the girders, or cramps - pieces of iron to be used in joining beams or stones together. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“prepared iron: Ch1 29:2, Ch1 29:7 without weight: Ch1 22:14; Kg1 7:47; Ch2 4:18; Jer 52:20 1 Chronicles 22:4”
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