1 Chronicles 22:16

16 in gold, silver, bronze, and iron-beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you."

1 Chronicles 22:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 22:16

Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron
That is, the cunning artificers were skilful to work in each of these, some in gold and silver, others in brass and iron:

there is no number;
either of the workmen, or of these materials; which yet must be restrained to the brass and iron, for the gold and silver are numbered, but not the brass and iron, ( 1 Chronicles 22:14 ) ,

arise therefore, and be doing:
not that he should set about and begin the building the temple directly; but as soon as he could after he came to the throne, and not neglect and delay it:

and the Lord be with thee;
as in ( 1 Chronicles 22:11 ) and here, as there, the Targum is,

``may the Word of the Lord be thy help.''

1 Chronicles 22:16 In-Context

14 "Notice I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the Lord-3,775 tons of gold, 37,750 tons of silver, and bronze and iron that can't be weighed because there is so much of it. I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more to them.

15 You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and people skilled in every kind of work

16 in gold, silver, bronze, and iron-beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you."

17 Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon:

18 "The Lord your God is with you, isn't He? And hasn't He given you rest on every side? For He has handed the land's inhabitants over to me, and the land has been subdued before the Lord and His people.