Bible verse
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
1 Chronicles 22:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Chronicles 22.
1 Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”
2 So David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God.
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
4 and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.
5 And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
6 Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
7 “My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,
KJV
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;
ASV
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;
ERV
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;
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