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1 Chronicles 18:8
And from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and various bronze articles.
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler narrates to a post-exilic audience how David secured resources immediately after defeating Hadadezer’s army. This moment follows the transfer of gold shields to Jerusalem and precedes the report of King Tou of Hamath.
The words — The text highlights נְחֹשֶׁת (ne·cho·shet), meaning bronze, and רַבָּה (rab·bah), meaning much or large. These terms specify the quantity and material David extracted from Tibhath and Cun.
The thread — This bronze transfer parallels the account in 2 Samuel 8:8, which notes David taking bronze from Betah and Berothai. The material later appears in 1 Kings 7:15 and 2 Chronicles 4:12 as the source for Solomon’s temple furnishings, including the bronze Sea and pillars.
Why it lands — The passage requires a reader to observe how conquered wealth was redirected toward sacred purposes rather than royal consumption. It establishes a direct logistical link between David’s military campaigns and the later construction of the temple.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 8:8 And from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.
- 2 Chronicles 4:12 the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;
- 1 Kings 7:15 He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
- 1 Chronicles 22:14 Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.
- 2 Chronicles 4:2 He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
- Jeremiah 52:17 Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.