1 Chronicles 22:2-4

David Prepares for Temple Building

2 David commanded to gather together the ¹resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, and he ²set stonecutters to prepare dressed stones for building the house of God.

3 David also provided great quantities of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for clamps, ³as well as bronze in quantities beyond weighing,

4 and cedar timbers without number, ⁴for the Sidonians and Tyrians brought great quantities of cedar to David.

1 Chronicles 22:2-4 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 22

In this chapter we read of the place David pitched upon by divine direction for building the temple on, 1Ch 22:1, the preparation he made of artificers to build it, and of matter to build it of, as iron, brass, and wood, 1Ch 22:2-5, the charge and instructions he gave to Solomon to set about it, 1Ch 22:6-16 and to the princes of Israel to assist him in it, 1Ch 22:7-19.

Cross References

• 1. [1 Kings 9:20, 21; 2 Chronicles 2:17]
• 2. [1 Kings 5:17]
• 3. ver. 14; 1 Kings 7:47
• 4. [1 Kings 5:6]