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Preparations for the Temple

1 Chronicles 22:3

In 11 translations

BSB
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
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;
WEB
David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates and for the couplings, and bronze 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;
LSV
And David has prepared iron in abundance for nails for leaves of the gates and for couplings, and bronze in abundance—there is no weighing,
YLT
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.
DBY
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;
DRC
And David prepared in abundance iron for the nails of the gates, and for the closures and joinings: and of brass an immense weight.
GNV
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,
JPS
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;
LXXE
And David prepared much iron for the nails of the doors and the gates; the hinges also and brass in abundance, there was no weighing of it.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וּבַרְזֶ֣ל ׀ לָ֠רֹב לַֽמִּסְמְרִ֞ים לְדַלְת֧וֹת הַשְּׁעָרִ֛ים וְלַֽמְחַבְּר֖וֹת הֵכִ֣ין דָּוִ֑יד וּנְחֹ֥שֶׁת לָרֹ֖ב אֵ֥ין מִשְׁקָֽל׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ σίδηρον πολὺν εἰς τοὺς ἥλους τῶν θυρωμάτων καὶ τῶν πυλῶν, καὶ τοὺς στροφεῖς ἡτοίμασε Δαυὶδ καὶ χαλκὸν εἰς πλῆθος, οὐκ ἦν σταθμός.

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  • 1 Chronicles 22:14Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and…
  • 1 Kings 7:47Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
  • 1 Chronicles 29:2Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the…
  • 1 Chronicles 29:7Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.
  • Jeremiah 52:20As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.
  • 2 Chronicles 4:18Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.

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