Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 22:3
David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes David’s administrative actions during the preparatory phase of the temple project, detailing his material procurement before construction begins.
The words — לַֽ/מִּסְמְרִ֞ים (la./mis.me.Rim) translates literally to “for the nails,” and הֵכִין (he.Khin) means “he prepared,” emphasizing the specific, utilitarian nature of the gathered materials.
The thread — This accumulation of unmeasured metal parallels David’s later inventory of gold and silver in 1 Chronicles 22:14, Solomon’s unweighed bronze in 1 Kings 7:47, and David’s personal endowment in 1 Chronicles 29:2.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that sacred architecture requires exhaustive, unglamorous logistics, and that faithful provision precedes divine presence.
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The Hebrew words
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;
Cross-references
- 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.
- 1 Kings 7:47 Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2 Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.
- 2 Chronicles 4:18 Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
- Jeremiah 52:20 As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.