1 Chronicles 22:3

What does 1 Chronicles 22:3 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 22:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he got together a great store of iron, for the nails for the doors and for the joins; and brass, more in weight than might be measured;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And David prepared in abundance iron for the nails of the gates, and for the closures and joinings: and of brass an immense weight.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joists, and brass in abundance without weight;

Context

v.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.

v.3This passage

v.4and cedar-trees without number: for the Sidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar-trees in abundance to David.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 52:20

    The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah—the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

  • 2 Chronicles 4:18

    Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:14

    Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a 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 Kings 7:47

    And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: the weight of the brass could not be found out.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:2

    Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and the brass for the things of brass, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:7

    and they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand talents.

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