1 Chronicles 22:3

3 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,

1 Chronicles 22:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 22:3

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 ^F16 observes.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 Saturnal. l. 5. c. 19.

1 Chronicles 22:3 In-Context

1 Then David said, "This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel."

2 So David commanded to gather the aliens who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God.

3 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,

4 and cedar trees in abundance; for the Sidonians and those from Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

5 Now David said, "Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it." So David made abundant preparations before his death.