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Myles Coverdale Bible

1 Chronicles 22:3

And Dauid prepared moch yron for nales in the dores of the portes, and for soch thinges as were to be naled together, and so moch brasse, that is was not to be weyed:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Iron;   Music;   Nail;   Thompson Chain Reference - Iron;   Nails;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Brass, or Copper;   Iron;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Copper;   Temple;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - David;   Jerusalem;   Solomon;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Copper;   Iron;   Nail;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Iron (2);   Nail;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Iron;   Nail;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Nails;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Iron;   Temple;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Iron;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Coupling;   Iron (1);   Nail;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David supplied a great deal of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gates and for the fittings, together with an immeasurable quantity of bronze,
Hebrew Names Version
David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;
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;
English Standard Version
David also provided great quantities of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for clamps, as well as bronze in quantities beyond weighing,
New Century Version
David supplied a large amount of iron to be used for making nails and hinges for the gate doors. He also supplied more bronze than could be weighed,
New English Translation
David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails of the doors of the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed,
Amplified Bible
David prepared large quantities of iron to make nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps (trusses), and more bronze than could be weighed;
New American Standard Bible
And David prepared large quantities of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps, and more bronze than could be weighed;
World English Bible
David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Dauid also prepared much yron for the nayles of the doores and of the gates, and for the ioynings, and abundance of brasse passing weight,
Legacy Standard Bible
And David prepared large quantities of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps, and more bronze than could be weighed;
Berean Standard Bible
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
Contemporary English Version
He got a large supply of iron to make into nails and hinges for the doors, and he provided so much bronze that it could not be weighed.
Complete Jewish Bible
David prepared a large store of iron from which to make nails and clamps for the gateway doors and, a quantity of bronze too great to weigh,
Darby Translation
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;
Easy-to-Read Version
David got iron for making nails and hinges for the gate doors. He also got more bronze than could be weighed
George Lamsa Translation
And to make some of them blacksmiths to forge iron to make axes and hatchets for hewing stones. And David prepared bars of iron, and brass in abundance without weight;
Good News Translation
He supplied a large amount of iron for making nails and clamps for the wooden gates, and so much bronze that no one could weigh it.
Lexham English Bible
And David provided much iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for the seams, and abundant copper that could not be weighed,
Literal Translation
And David prepared iron in abundance for nails, for leaves of the gates, and for couplings and very much bronze; there was no weighing it ,
American Standard Version
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;
Bible in Basic English
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;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid prepared plentie of iron for nayles, & doores of the gates, & to ioyne withal, and aboundaunce of brasse without wayght,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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;
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid prepared yron in abundance for the nailes for the doores of the gates, and for the ioynings, and brasse in abundance without weight;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David prepared much iron for the nails of the doors and the gate; the hinges also and brass in abundance, there was no weighing of it.
English Revised Version
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;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
also Dauid made redy ful myche yrun to the nailes of the yatis, and to the medlyngis and ioyntouris, and vnnoumbrable weiyte of bras;
Update Bible Version
And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and bronze in abundance without weight;
Webster's Bible Translation
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;
New King James Version
And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the gates and for the joints, and bronze in abundance beyond measure,
New Living Translation
David provided large amounts of iron for the nails that would be needed for the doors in the gates and for the clamps, and he gave more bronze than could be weighed.
New Life Bible
He gave large amounts of iron to be used for making nails for the doors of the gates, and for making the parts that hold it all together. He gave more brass than could be weighed.
New Revised Standard
David also provided great stores of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for clamps, as well as bronze in quantities beyond weighing,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, iron in abundance, for nails for the doors of the gates, and for hooks, did David prepare, - and bronze in abundance, without weight;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David prepared in abundance iron for the nails of the gates, and for the closures and joinings: and of brass an immense weight.
Revised Standard Version
David also provided great stores of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for clamps, as well as bronze in quantities beyond weighing,
Young's Literal Translation
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David prepared large quantities of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps, and more bronze than could be weighed;

Contextual Overview

1 And Dauid sayde: Here shal be ye house of God ye LORDE, and this the altare of burntofferynges for Israel. 2 And Dauid comaunded to gather together the straungers that were in ye londe of Israel, and appoynted masons to hewe stone for the buyldinge of the house of God. 3 And Dauid prepared moch yron for nales in the dores of the portes, and for soch thinges as were to be naled together, and so moch brasse, that is was not to be weyed: 4 and Cedre trees innumerable: for they of Zidon & Tyre brought Dauid moch Cedre tymbre: 5 for Dauid thoughte, Salomo my sonne is but a childe and tender: But the house that shal be buylded vnto the LORDE, shal be greate, that his name & prayse maye be exalted in all londes, therfore wyl I prouyde for him. So Dauid made greate prouysion before his death.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

prepared iron: 1 Chronicles 29:2, 1 Chronicles 29:7

without weight: 1 Chronicles 22:14, 1 Kings 7:47, 2 Chronicles 4:18, Jeremiah 52:20

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 22:16 - the gold 1 Chronicles 26:20 - treasures

Cross-References

Genesis 17:23
Than toke Abraham his sonne Ismael, and all the seruauntes borne in his house, and all that were bought, (as many as were men children in his house,) and circumcyded the foreskynne of their flesh, euen the same daye, as God had sayde vnto him.
Genesis 21:14
Then Abraham rose vp early in the mornynge, and toke bred and a botell with water, and put it vpon Agars shulders, and gaue her the childe, and sent her awaye. Then departed she, and wandred out of the waye in ye wyldernes beside Berseba.
Genesis 22:3
Then Abraham stode vp by tymes in the mornynge, and sadled his Asse, and toke with him two yonge men, and his sonne Isaac, and cloue wodd for the brentofferynge, gat him vp, and wente on vnto the place, wherof the LORDE had sayde vnto him.
Genesis 22:4
Vpon the thirde daye Abraham lift vp his eyes, and sawe the place a farre of,
Genesis 22:17
I wyll prospere and multiplye thy sede as the starres of heauen, and as the sonde vpon the see shore. And thy sede shall possesse the gates of his enemies:
Genesis 22:19
So Abraham turned ageyne to the yonge men, and they gat vp, and wente together vnto Berseba, and dwelt there.
Psalms 119:60
I make haist, and prolonge not the tyme, to kepe thy commaundemetes.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
What so euer thou takest in hande to do, that do with all thy power: for amoge the deed (where as thou goest vnto) there is nether worke, councell, knowlege ner wy?dome.
Matthew 10:37
Who so loueth father and mother more then me, is not mete for me: and he that loueth sonne or doughter more then me, is not mete for me.
Luke 14:26
Yf eny man come vnto me, and hate not his father, mother, wife, childre, brethre, sisters, yee and his owne life also, he can not be my disciple.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings,.... 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 p observes.

p Saturnal. l. 5. c. 19.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the joinings - i. e., the girders, or cramps - pieces of iron to be used in joining beams or stones together.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 22:3. Irons - for the nails, &c. — Iron for bolts, bars, hinges, &c., &c.


 
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