David gave orders to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut dressed stones to build God’s house. David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and bronze in abundance without weight; and cedar trees without number, for the Sidonians and the people of Tyre brought cedar trees in abundance to David. David said, “Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries. I will therefore make preparation for it.” So David prepared abundantly before his death.
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David gave orders to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut dressed stones to build God’s house. David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and bronze in abundance without weight; and cedar trees without number, for the Sidonians and the people of Tyre brought cedar trees in abundance to David. David said, “Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries. I will therefore make preparation for it.” So David prepared abundantly before his death. Then he called for Solomon his son, and commanded him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel. David said to Solomon his son, “As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God. But Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, ‘You have shed blood abundantly, and have made great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of peace. I will give him rest from all his enemies all around; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. He shall build a house for my name; and he will be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ Now, my son, may Yahweh be with you and prosper you, and build the house of Yahweh your God, as he has spoken concerning you. May Yahweh give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel; that so you may keep the law of Yahweh your God. Then you will prosper, if you observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Yahweh gave Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed. Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for Yahweh’s house one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron without weight; for it is in abundance. I have also prepared timber and stone; and you may add to them. There are also workmen with you in abundance, cutters and workers of stone and timber, and all kinds of men who are skillful in every kind of work; of the gold, the silver, the bronze, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and may Yahweh be with you.”
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David gave orders to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut dressed stones to build God’s house.
David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and bronze in abundance without weight;
and cedar trees without number, for the Sidonians and the people of Tyre brought cedar trees in abundance to David.
David said, “Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries. I will therefore make preparation for it.” So David prepared abundantly before his death.
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And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
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;
Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
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And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
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;
and cedar-trees without number; for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar-trees in abundance to David.
And David said: 'Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries; I will therefore make preparation for him.' So David prepared abundantly before his death.
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- 1 Chronicles 22:14 (v3) Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for Yahweh’s house one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and…
- 1 Kings 3:7 (v5) Now, Yahweh my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don’t know how to go out or…
- 1 Kings 5:17-18 (v2) The king commanded, and they cut out large stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone. Solomon’s builders…
- 1 Kings 7:47 (v3) Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
- 1 Kings 9:20-21 (v2) As for all the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the…
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- 1 Chronicles 29:1 (v5) David the king said to all the assembly, “Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for…
- 1 Chronicles 29:2 (v3) Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the…
- 2 Chronicles 2:17 (v2) Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, after the census with which David his father had counted them; and they…
- 1 Kings 5:6-10 (v4) Now therefore command that cedar trees be cut for me out of Lebanon. My servants will be with your servants; and I will give you wages for…
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 (v3) and they gave for the service of God’s house of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, of silver ten thousand talents, of…
- John 3:30 (v5) He must increase, but I must decrease.
- John 13:1 (v5) Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having…
- 2 Samuel 5:11 (vv2, 4) Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, with cedar trees, carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
- Ezra 3:7 (vv2, 4) They also gave money to the masons, and to the carpenters. They also gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, to bring…
- Deuteronomy 31:2-7 (v5) He said to them, “I am one hundred twenty years old today. I can no more go out and come in. Yahweh has said to me, ‘You shall not go over…
- 1 Kings 6:7 (v2) The house, when it was under construction, was built of stone prepared at the quarry; and no hammer or ax or any tool of iron was heard in…
- 1 Kings 7:9-12 (v2) All these were of costly stones, even of cut stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to…
- 1 Kings 9:8 (v5) Though this house is so high, yet everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss; and they will say, ‘Why has Yahweh done this to…
- 2 Kings 12:12 (v2) and to the masons and the stone cutters, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the damage to Yahweh’s house, and for all that was…
- 2 Kings 22:6 (v2) to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.
- 1 Chronicles 14:1 (v2) Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
- 2 Chronicles 2:3 (v4) Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, “As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build him a house in which to…
- 2 Chronicles 2:5 (v5) “The house which I am building will be great; for our God is greater than all gods.
- 2 Chronicles 4:18 (v3) Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance; for the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
- 2 Chronicles 7:21 (v5) This house, which is so high, everyone who passes by it shall be astonished, and shall say, ‘Why has Yahweh done this to this land and to…
- 2 Chronicles 8:7-8 (v2) As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel;…
- 2 Chronicles 13:7 (v5) Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young…
- Ezra 3:12 (v5) But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first house, when the foundation of this…
- Ecclesiastes 9:10 (v5) Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are…
- Isaiah 61:5-6 (v2) Strangers will stand and feed your flocks. Foreigners will work your fields and your vineyards. But you will be called Yahweh’s priests.…
- Isaiah 64:11 (v5) Our holy and our beautiful house where our fathers praised you is burned with fire. All our pleasant places are laid waste.
- Jeremiah 52:20 (v3) They took the two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for Yahweh’s…
- Ezekiel 7:20 (v5) As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things…
- Haggai 2:3 (v5) ‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How do you see it now? Isn’t it in your eyes as nothing?
- Haggai 2:9 (v5) ‘The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,’ says Yahweh of Armies; ‘and in this place I will give peace,’ says Yahweh…
- Luke 21:5 (v5) As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,
- John 4:37-38 (v5) For in this the saying is true, ‘One sows, and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored,…
- John 9:4 (v5) I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.
- Ephesians 2:12 (v2) that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the…
- Ephesians 2:19-22 (v2) So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and of the household of God, being built on…
- 2 Peter 1:13-15 (v5) I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you, knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly,…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv2–3 Meaning, cunning men of other nations which dwelt among…
Meaning, cunning men of other nations which dwelt among the Jews.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 5 1Ch 22:2 And David commanded to gather together the…
1Ch 22:2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that [were] in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
Ver. 2. To gather together the strangers.] A notable type of the calling of the Gentiles: and the like we may say of the temple’s being built on the ground of a Jebusite, and by the help of Tyrians and Zidonians, and adorned with the spoils of various nations. {1Ch 18:7-11}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 5 The strangers that were in the land of Israel;…
The strangers that were in the land of Israel; the same persons whom Solomon afterwards employed in the same work; of which see 1Ki 5:15, compared with 1Ki 9:20,21.
He set masons to hew wrought stones; wherein he could not do much, being prevented by death; but Solomon carried on and perfected what David had begun.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv2–5 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that…
And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel,.... The proselytes, as the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions; that is, proselytes of the gate, who submitted to the seven precepts of Noah, were admitted to dwell in the Cities of Israel, see Gen 9:4 and these were ordered to be got together to be employed in building the temple, and making preparations for it; and that partly because they were better artificers than the Israelites, who were chiefly employed in husbandry and cattle, and partly that the Israelites, who were freemen, might not be put to hard service; but chiefly this was for the sake of a mystery in it, denoting that the Gentiles would be concerned in building the spiritual house and church of God, the temple was a type and figure of, see Zac 6:15.
and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God; to dig them out of the quarries, and fit them for the building.
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Prepared, &c. - And good reason, because it was intended for the honour of the great God, and was to be a type of Christ, in whom all fulness dwells, and in whom are hid all treasures.
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Verse 2. The strangers that were in the land] Those who had become proselytes to the Jewish religion, at least so far as to renounce idolatry, and keep what were called the seven Noahic precepts. These were to be employed in the more servile and difficult parts of the work: see on 1Kg 9:21. For the account of building the temple, see 1 Kings 5-9, and the notes there.
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1Ch 22:2-3. To gather the strangers that were in the land of Israel — The same persons whom Solomon afterward employed in the same work; of which see 1Ki 5:15; 1Ki 9:20-21. He set masons to hew wrought stones — Wherein he could not do much, being prevented by death; but Solomon carried on and perfected what David had begun. For the joinings — To be used, together with melted lead, for the joining of those great and square stones together.
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The strangers - i. e., the aliens the non-Israelite population of the land. Compare 2Ch 2:17.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv2–4 Proselytes. This is the first time that the word…
Proselytes. This is the first time that the word occurs in the Vulgate. See Exodus xii. 45. It means "strangers," (Calmet) who were not allowed to live in the country, unless they would observe the natural law, and renounce idolatry. (Rabbins) --- These had embraced the Jewish religion. (Menochius) --- They were the remnants of the people of Chanaan, (3 Kings ix. 20,) and were treated as public slaves, which could not have been done, with justice or policy, with regard to those who might barely wish to reside in the country. These strangers prefigured the Gentiles, chosen to build the Christian Church.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v2 David commanded to gather together the strangers--partly the descendants…
David commanded to gather together the strangers--partly the descendants of the old Canaanites (Ch2 8:7-10), from whom was exacted a tribute of bond service, and partly war captives (Ch2 2:7), reserved for the great work he contemplated.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv2–5 2. David commanded to gather together the strangers —…
2. David commanded to gather together the strangers — These strangers were the descendants of the old Canaanitish population of the land, whom the Israelites had not been able to expel. Comp. 1Ki_9:21, and 2Ch_2:17. Having settled on the site of Jehovah’s house, the king was stimulated to make, in his last days, all possible preparations for the building of the same.
Masons to hew wrought stones — Or, stonecutters to cut hewn stones. Compare 1Ki_5:15; 1Ki_5:17.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv2–5 2–5. David’s Preparations for Building the Temple
2–5. David’s Preparations for Building the Temple
2. the strangers] Cp. 2Ch_2:17; 2Ch_8:7 … 9 (R.V.). Hewing of stone was regarded as task-work unit for free men.
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wrought stones] All the stone used for the building of the Temple was previously cut to the right size; cp. 1Ki_6:7.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv2–5 (2) And David commanded to gather together the strangers.—The…
(2) And David commanded to gather together the strangers.—The word rendered “to gather together” (kânas) is different from the terms used in 1Ch_15:3-4; 1Ch_19:7, and is late in this sense.
The strangers (gêrîm).—Sojourners, or resident foreigners, such as Israel had been in Egypt (Gen_15:13). The Canaanite population are meant, who lived on sufferance under the Israelite dominion, and were liable to forced service if the government required it. (See 2Ch_8:7-8, and 1Ki_9:20-21.) Solomon found them by census to be 153,600 souls. The census was a preliminary to apportioning their several tasks. (See 2Ch_2:17-18.) David, probably on the present occasion, had held a similar census of the Canaanite serfs (2Ch_2:17).
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And he set.—Appointed (1Ch_15:16-17); literally, caused to stand.
Masons.—Hewers; selected, apparently, from among “the strangers.”
Wrought stones.—“Saxum quadratum,” square stones (1 Kings 5:31; Isa_9:9).
To build the house—i.e., for building it hereafter. It is not said that the work was begun at once, but only that the organisation of the serf labour originated with David.
(2-5) David gathers craftsmen, and accumulates materials for building the house of God.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv2–5 The strangers. These are plainly called in the Septuagint…
The strangers. These are plainly called in the Septuagint "proselytes" (touv proshlutouv). They were, of course, foreign workmen, who came in pursuit of their trade. The injunctions as to "strangers," and with regard to showing them kindness, are very numerous, beginning with Exo_12:19, Exo_12:48, 49 22:21 (20); 23. 9; Lev_19:10, Lev_19:33, 34 15:14-16; Deu_10:18, Deu_10:19; Jos_8:33-35. It was not David"s object merely to gain cheap or compulsory work, (2Ch_2:17, 2Ch_2:18) but to obtain a skill, which immigrants from certain places would possess, in excess of that of his own people, (2Ch_2:7, 2Ch_2:8, 2Ch_2:13, 2Ch_2:14) especially considering the absorption of Israel in the pursuit of war, which had so largely impeded their study and practice of these the arts of peace.
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Alien help in God"s service.
David was willing to employ those who were not Israelites in the work of building the temple, and this is recorded as an indication of liberality and large-mindedness. By the "strangers" mentioned here we are to understand "aliens," the non-Israelite population of the land; and we have no ground for assuming that the persons he employed were necessarily proselytes. 2Ch_2:17 we learn that David took a census of these aliens, with the design of employing them in forced labours, as hewers of wood and stone, bearers of burdens, etc. It does not appear that the Israelites, as a people, have ever displayed mechanical or constructive skill. Their bias has been towards agriculture and trade. It is often somewhat anxiously questioned whether sanctuary belly aid in church-building, and maintenance of Christian worship and work can properly be received from worldly persons, who cannot be supposed to give themselves to God through their gifts in support of his service. Wider and nobler views of God"s relations with men, and claims upon the service of all men, would make such questioning impossible. Exclusive feelings caste sentiments grow upon us only too easily; but they are always mischievous; they need to be carefully watched and repressed; and Christians, above all men, should cultivate the most liberal and generous sentiments. It should be their joy in God, that "the God of the whole earth must he be called." Keeping in mind that the object of this homily is to correct the "narrowness" which is too often the marked feature of pious sentiments, we consider
I ALL SOULS ARE GOD"S. "All souls are mine." George Macdonald well writes, "We are accustomed to say that we are bodies, and have souls, whereas we should rather say that we are souls, and have bodies." Paul pleads with the Gentile that we are all the "offspring of God." And our Lord, in his teaching on the mount, revealed God as providing for and overshadowing all, "making his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sending his rain on the just and on the unjust." All souls are to come under the Divine judgment, and that judgment must be based on Divine dealings with men, and men"s response thereto.
II ALL LIVES SHOULD BE CONSECRATED TO GOD. By the claims of creation, relation, and providence, God urges upon every man the duty of surrender to him. See the familiar answer to the question, "What is the chief duty of man?" When Paul urges the Romans to "present their bodies a living sacrifice," he does but express the demand made by the God "in whose hand our breath is, and whose are all our ways." If this be established as a universal principle, then these two things follow.
1. All man"s service he claims. Whatever a man can do, God has the right to ask him to do for him. Illustrate by the sentiments of earlier times, in regard to a king"s right to claim the service of any member of his kingdom, day or night. God has the infinite right to make such claim; and the godly man fully recognizes it, and says
Take my body, spirit, soul; Only thou possess the whole.
2. All man"s possessions are for God"s use as he may require them. Not merely what a man is he is for God, but what a man has he has for God. David fully recognized this, and in presenting to God the gathered material for the temple, he said, "Of thine own have we given thee." So when a worldly man gives of his property or time to God"s service, we should feel that he is imperfectly and incompletely doing a part of the duty which rests on every man. Nothing of human service can be alien to God; and nothing should be alien to his people in working for him. We may encourage every man to do something, or give something to God, in the hope that, by-and-by, they may come to love God"s service, and God himself. R.T.
Vers. 2-5.
Willingness to do what we may when we are forbidden to do what we would.
For reasons sufficiently defined, God did not allow David to build his temple; and David received the Divine refusal in a right spirit. It might have crushed him, and led him to feel that he could do nothing; but he nobly decided that if he might not actually build, he would gather the materials for building, and make all necessary preparations. Too often, when a man"s particular plans are hindered, he throws up Christian work altogether. We therefore commend the really beautiful example of the pious David. A man should be cheerfully willing to do what he can when he cannot do what he would.
I THE PLACE FOR MAN"S WILL IN RELIGIOUS WORK. He ought to purpose, devise, and plan great things, and expect that his enterprise and energy will serve the gracious Divine purpose. Man"s will is not broken down by a true piety; it is rather quickened and renewed, though toned with submission to the Divine will.
II THE PLACE FOR THE DIVINE WILL IN RELIGIOUS WORK. That will must be regarded as the final court of appeal, and reference must be made to it. The good man"s last word is, "If the Lord will, I shall live, and do this or that." Illustrate by the expression used in the Acts concerning Paul"s travelling plans, "The Spirit suffered us not." We recognize the place of the Divine will in personal experience; we should also recognize its place in relation to Christian work. God does not always permit us to do what our hearts desire to do. The blocks in our way are Divine hindrances.
III THE TRUE SUBMISSION IS ACTIVE OBEDIENCE WITHIN DIVINE LIMITS. Most unworthy is the sullen refusal to do nothing because we cannot have our own way. True humility finds expression in cheerfully doing what God will let us do.
Apply to Church life. God expresses his will often by putting disabilities in our way, but he at the same time opens up other ways for us. If we are willing to do what we may, we shall find it fits in for the outworking of God"s perfect plan. R.T.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv2, 3, 5 And David commanded to gather together the strangers.
1Ch_22:2
And David commanded to gather together the strangers.
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What we cannot destroy may be usefully employed
Whom we are not able to destroy we may be able to employ in holy service, is a doctrine which is not applicable to persons only, but has a distinct reference to emotions, passions, impulses, and sympathies. We are to hold ourselves in bondage, and often we are to drive ourselves to forced labour, and to become hewers of wood and stone, bearers of burdens, and indeed slaves to our higher manhood. (J. Parker, D. D.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v3 items that connect two things together. "clamps" or "hinges"
braces
items that connect two things together. "clamps" or "hinges"
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more bronze than could be weighed
This is an exaggeration to show that there was a very large quantity of bronze. This can be stated in active form. AT: "so much bronze that no one could weigh it" (See: Active or Passive and Hyperbole and Generalization)
more cedar trees than could be counted
This is an exaggeration to show that there was a very large number of cedar trees. This can be stated in active form. AT: "so many cedar trees that no one could count them" (See: Active or Passive and Hyperbole and Generalization)
The Sidonians and the Tyrians brought too many cedar logs to David to count
This is background information to explain who provided so many logs. (See: Background Information)
the house that is to be built for Yahweh
This can be stated in active form. AT: "the house that he will build for Yahweh" (See: Active or Passive)
so that it will be famous and glorious in all other lands
Here the word "lands" refers to the people who lived there. AT: "so that people in every other land will know about it and think that it is glorious" (See: Metonymy)
prepare for its building
"prepare to build it"
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house of God
glory
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv2, 5 22:2-19 God had promised David that his kingdom would…
22:2-19 God had promised David that his kingdom would be permanent and that his son would build a temple for the Lord (17:11-12). Now that the site had been chosen (21:18–22:1), David made preparations for building the Temple of God. He gathered the materials (22:2-5), and he charged both Solomon (22:6-16) and the leaders of Israel (22:17-19) with the task of building the Temple after his death.
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