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1 Chronicles 22:14 Now 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 you may add to them.
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And you may add to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I have worked hard to provide materials for building the Temple of the LORD—nearly 4,000 tons of gold, 40,000 tons of silver, and so much iron and bronze that it cannot be weighed. I have also gathered timber and stone for the walls, though you may need to add more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />With great pains I have provided for the house of the LORD 100,000 talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for there is so much of it; timber and stone, too, I have provided. To these you must add.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now 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 you may add to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Indeed I have taken much trouble to prepare for the house of the LORD one hundred thousand talents of gold and one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond measure, for it is so abundant. I have prepared timber and stone also, and you may add to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now behold, with great pains I have prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold and a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond measure, for they are in great quantity; I have also prepared timber and stone, and you may add to that.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />“Now behold, with great pains I have prepared for the house of the LORD 100,000 talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weight, for they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now behold, with great pains I have prepared for the house of the LORD 100,000 talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weight, for they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now behold, with great pains I have prepared for the house of Yahweh 100,000 talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weight, for they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now listen, with great trouble I have prepared <i>and</i> provided for the house of the LORD 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for they are great in quantity. I have also prepared <i>and</i> provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver, and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I have all the supplies you'll need to build the temple: You have more than 3,000 tons of gold and over 34,000 tons of silver. There's also plenty of wood, stone, and more bronze and iron than I could weigh. Ask for anything else you need. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Despite my troubles I've made preparations for the LORD's temple. There are 7,500,000 pounds of gold, 75,000,000 pounds of silver, and so much bronze and iron that it can't be weighed. I've also prepared wood and stones, and you may add to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As for the Temple, by my efforts I have accumulated almost four thousand tons of gold and nearly forty thousand tons of silver to be used in building it. Besides that, there is an unlimited supply of bronze and iron. I also have wood and stone ready, but you must get more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />At great effort I have provided for the Temple of the LORD 100,000 gold talents, 1,000,000 silver talents, as well as bronze and iron beyond calculation, since there is so much of it. I've also provided timber and stone, but you'll need to obtain more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now 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 you may add to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the LORD's temple. I have stored up 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now, look, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of the LORD 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of YHWH one hundred thousand talents of gold, and one million talents of silver; and of bronze and of iron there is no weighing, for it has been in abundance; and I have prepared wood and stones, and you add to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And lo, in mine affliction, I have prepared for the house of Jehovah of gold talents a hundred thousand, and of silver a thousand thousand talents; and of brass and of iron there is no weighing, for in abundance it hath been, and wood and stones I have prepared, and to them thou dost add.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And behold in my affliction I prepared for the house of Jehovah, gold, a hundred thousand talents, and silver, a thousand thousand talents; and for brass and for iron, no weight; for it was for abundance: and woods and stones I prepared, and upon them thou wilt add.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold I in my poverty have prepared the charges of the house of the Lord, of gold a hundred thousand talents, and of silver a million of talents: but of brass, and of iron there is no weight, for the abundance surpasseth all account: timber also and stones I have prepared for all the charges. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, in my poverty I have prepared the expenses for the house of the Lord: one hundred thousand talents of gold, and one million of talents of silver. Yet truly, there is no measuring the brass and the iron. For their magnitude is beyond numbering. And I have prepared the timber and the stones for the entire project.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See, with great effort I have laid up for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron in such great quantities that they cannot be weighed. I have also laid up wood and stones, to which you must add.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />With great pains I have provided for the house of the LORD one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for there is so much of it; timber and stone too I have provided. To these you must add more.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now, behold, I have prepared for you everything necessary for the building of the house of the LORD. I have prepared for you a hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver; and brass and iron without weight; no man knows its weight, for it is in abundance; timber also and stones I have prepared; and you may add thereto.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And behold, I have prepared for you everything that is needed for the building of the house of LORD JEHOVAH. I have prepared for you a hundred thousand talents of gold. I have prepared for you silver, one million talents in computation, and brass and iron I have prepared for you that has no computation, and none of the sons of men who walk on the Earth know the computation of the limit of its weight in pounds, because it is abundant, and I have prepared for you the wood and the stones, and you shall add to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now, behold, in my straits I have prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight, for it is in abundance; timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And, behold, I according to my poverty have prepared for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million talents of silver, and brass and iron without measure; for it is abundant; and I have prepared timber and stones; and do thou add to these.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=6262" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/22.htm">Solomon Anointed to Build the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Now behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6040.htm" title="6040: ḇə·‘ā·nə·yî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Affliction, poverty. From anah; depression, i.e. Misery.">I have taken great pains</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">to provide</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">for the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’āh- (Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">100,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3603.htm" title="3603: kik·kā·rîm (N-fp) -- From karar; a circle, i.e. a circumjacent tract or region, expec. The Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a loaf; also a talent (round) coin).">talents</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">of gold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">1,000,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3603.htm" title="3603: kik·kā·rîm (N-fp) -- From karar; a circle, i.e. a circumjacent tract or region, expec. The Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a loaf; also a talent (round) coin).">talents</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: wə·ḵe·sep̄ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">of silver,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: wə·lan·nə·ḥō·šeṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">and bronze</a> <a href="/hebrew/1270.htm" title="1270: wə·lab·bar·zel (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Iron. Perhaps from the root of Birzowth; iron; by extension, an iron implement.">and iron</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">too great</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: lā·rōḇ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance."></a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4948.htm" title="4948: miš·qāl (N-ms) -- Weight. From shaqal; weight; hence, weighing.">to be weighed.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">I have also provided</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: wə·‘ê·ṣîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">timber</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: wa·’ă·ḇā·nîm (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">and stone,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: tō·w·sîp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">and you may add</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wa·‘ă·lê·hem (Conj-w:: Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-47.htm">1 Kings 7:47-51</a></span><br />Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined. / Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-14.htm">1 Kings 10:14-21</a></span><br />The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. / King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/1-15.htm">2 Chronicles 1:15-17</a></span><br />The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills. / Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue. / A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-13.htm">2 Chronicles 9:13-20</a></span><br />The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon. / King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">1 Chronicles 29:2-5</a></span><br />Now 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 settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance. / Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple: / three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-16.htm">1 Chronicles 29:16</a></span><br />O LORD our God, from Your hand comes all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy Name, and all of it belongs to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">2 Chronicles 2:7-9</a></span><br />Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided. / Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours / to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-14.htm">2 Chronicles 2:14</a></span><br />He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-1.htm">2 Chronicles 5:1</a></span><br />So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">2 Chronicles 31:5-6</a></span><br />As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything. / And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">2 Chronicles 32:27-29</a></span><br />Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles. / He also made storehouses for the harvest of grain and new wine and oil, stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for the flocks. / He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33-34</a></span><br />Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17-19</a></span><br />Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. / Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, / treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-1.htm">2 Corinthians 8:1-5</a></span><br />Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia. / In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity. / For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and you may add thereto.</p><p class="hdg">trouble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/8-2.htm">2 Corinthians 8:2</a></b></br> How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.</p><p class="hdg">an hundred thousand This, at</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">1 Chronicles 29:4-7</a></b></br> <i>Even</i> three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses <i>withal</i>: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-14.htm">1 Kings 10:14</a></b></br> Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,</p><p class="hdg">without weight</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/22-3.htm">1 Chronicles 22:3</a></b></br> 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;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-16.htm">2 Kings 25:16</a></b></br> The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-20.htm">Jeremiah 52:20</a></b></br> The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that <i>were</i> under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/22-4.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-3.htm">Add</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-26.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-3.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-25.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-25.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-3.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-12.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-5.htm">Million</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-19.htm">Pains</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-5.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-6.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-2.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-6.htm">Straits</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-6.htm">Talents</a> <a href="/judges/11-17.htm">Thereto</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-14.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-4.htm">Timber</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-23.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-3.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-11.htm">Add</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-29.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-16.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-16.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">Great</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-16.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-11.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">Million</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-15.htm">Pains</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-16.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/job/20-22.htm">Straits</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">Talents</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">Thereto</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-3.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm">Timber</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-26.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-14.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-1.htm">David, foreknowing the place of the temple, prepares abundance for building it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-6.htm">He instructs Solomon in God's promises, and his duty in building the temple.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-17.htm">He charges the princes to assist his son</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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David's commitment reflects his deep desire to honor God, despite being told that he would not build the temple himself (<a href="/1_chronicles/17-4.htm">1 Chronicles 17:4</a>). His preparation underscores the importance of the temple as a central place of worship and God's dwelling among His people. This also foreshadows the dedication of Jesus Christ to fulfill His mission on earth, preparing the way for the ultimate temple, His body (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>).<p><b>100,000 talents of gold,</b><br>The mention of 100,000 talents of gold signifies an immense amount of wealth, illustrating the grandeur and significance of the temple. A talent was a large unit of weight, and this quantity indicates the temple's importance as a symbol of God's presence and glory. This provision can be seen as a type of the riches of Christ, who provides spiritual wealth to believers (<a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7-8</a>).<p><b>1,000,000 talents of silver,</b><br>The vast amount of silver further emphasizes the temple's splendor and the resources dedicated to its construction. Silver, often associated with redemption in the Bible, points to the redemptive work of Christ. The temple, as a place of sacrifice and worship, prefigures the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, who redeems humanity (<a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a>).<p><b>and bronze and iron too great to be weighed.</b><br>The abundance of bronze and iron indicates the strength and durability intended for the temple's construction. These metals were commonly used in ancient times for tools and weapons, symbolizing strength and resilience. This can be seen as a metaphor for the enduring nature of Christ's kingdom, which will never be destroyed (<a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a>).<p><b>I have also provided timber and stone,</b><br>Timber and stone were essential materials for building in the ancient Near East. The use of these materials signifies the temple's earthly and tangible nature, yet it also points to the spiritual reality of God's presence. The temple's construction with these materials can be seen as a type of Christ, the cornerstone, who is both fully human and fully divine (<a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a>).<p><b>and you may add to them.</b><br>David's invitation to add to the materials reflects the communal effort in building the temple, involving not just the king but the people of Israel. This collaborative aspect can be likened to the body of Christ, where each believer contributes to the growth and edification of the church (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12-27</a>). It also suggests the ongoing work of the kingdom of God, where believers are called to participate in God's mission on earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel who is speaking in this verse. He is preparing resources for the construction of the temple, which his son Solomon will build.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>David's son, who is chosen to build the temple. Although not directly mentioned in this verse, he is the intended recipient of David's preparations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, which will be a central place of worship for the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the temple will be built, serving as the spiritual and political center of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_construction.htm">The Temple Construction</a></b><br>The event for which David is gathering resources, a significant project that symbolizes God's presence among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/diligent_preparation.htm">Diligent Preparation</a></b><br>David's efforts in gathering resources demonstrate the importance of preparing diligently for tasks that honor God. We should approach our responsibilities with the same dedication.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_vision.htm">Generational Vision</a></b><br>David's work was for a future he would not see. We should invest in the spiritual growth and success of future generations, even if we do not witness the results.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_giving.htm">Sacrificial Giving</a></b><br>The vast resources David amassed reflect a heart of sacrificial giving. We are called to give generously to God's work, trusting in His provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>David's actions were based on God's promise that his son would build the temple. We should act in faith, trusting in God's promises for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/collaboration_in_god's_work.htm">Collaboration in God's Work</a></b><br>David's invitation to "add to them" suggests a collaborative effort. We should encourage and support others in their service to God.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">In my trouble.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">by my toil</span> or <span class= "ital">pains.</span> (Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm" title="Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.">1Chronicles 29:2</a> : "I have prepared <span class= "ital">with all my might.</span>") In <a href="/genesis/31-42.htm" title="Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely you had sent me away now empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.">Genesis 31:42</a> the same expression is equated with "the labour of my hands." The LXX. and Vulg. wrongly render "in" or "according to my poverty."<p><span class= "bld">An hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver.</span>--The gold talent is usually valued at 6,000, the silver talent at 400 sterling. If this reckoning be approximately correct, the numbers of the text are incredibly large. It is noticeable that the sums are given as round numbers, and expressed in thousands. Further, the figures are such--a hundred thousand and a million--as might easily and naturally be used in rhetorical fashion to suggest amounts of extraordinary magnitude. As David is said to have amassed 100,000 talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, so he is said, in the same hyperbolical strain, to have hoarded iron and bronze "without weight," and gold and silver "without number" (<a href="/1_chronicles/22-16.htm" title="Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with you.">1Chronicles 22:16</a>): phrases which nobody would think of taking literally. Doubtless, a modern historian would not handle exact numbers in this free manner; but we are not, therefore, bound to construe these vivid Oriental exaggerations according to the strict letter rather than the spirit and general intention. Of course, the numerals may have been corrupted in transmission; but their symmetry is against this hypothesis. (Comp. <a href="/daniel/7-10.htm" title="A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.">Daniel 7:10</a>; <a href="/genesis/24-60.htm" title="And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, You are our sister, be you the mother of thousands of millions, and let your seed possess the gate of those which hate them.">Genesis 24:60</a>; <a href="/micah/6-7.htm" title="Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?">Micah 6:7</a>, for a like rhetorical use of "thousands.") To take an Egyptian illustration, in the famous poem of Pentaur, Ramses II., beset by the Hittites, calls thus upon his god Amen: "Have I not built thee houses for millions of years? I have slain to thee 30,000 bulls." When the god helps him, he exclaims: "I find Amen worth more than millions of soldiers, one hundred thousand cavalry, ten thousand brothers, were they all joined in one." There are plenty of numerals here, but who would insist on taking them literally? . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Now, behold, in my trouble</span>. The Septuagint, Vulgate, and Luther's translation adopt here our marginal reading, "poverty." Keil, Bertheau, and others translate, with much greater probability, "by severe effort," which translation may be fortified, not only by such references as <a href="/genesis/31-43.htm">Genesis 31:43</a> and <a href="/psalms/132-1.htm">Psalm 132:1</a> (where the same root is found in Pual infinitive), but by the expression evidently answering to the present one in <a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">1 Chronicles 29:2</a> (<span class="hebrew">בּכָלאּכּוח</span>), "with all my strength." Moreover, David could not with correctness speak of poverty as characterizing his condition during the time that he had been collecting for the object of his heart's desire. And scarcely with any greater correctness could he speak of the necessary anxieties and responsibilities of his royal office as at all specially marking this period. <span class="cmt_word">A hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver</span>. Our sense of dissatisfaction in being able neither heartily to accept nor conclusively to reject this statement of the quantities of gold and silver prepared by David, may be lessened in some degree by the statement found in ver. 16, that "of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number." Milman, in his 'History of the Jews' (1. 266, 267, edit. 1830), says upon the general subject of this verse, "But enormous as this wealth (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> that of Solomon) appears, the statement of his expenditure on the temple, and of his annual revenue, so passes all credibility, that any attempt at forming a calculation, on the uncertain data we possess, may at once be abandoned as a hopeless task. No better proof can be given of the uncertainty of our authorities, of our imperfect knowledge of the Hebrew weights of money, and, above all, of our total ignorance of the relative value which the precious metals bore to the commodities of life, than the estimate made by Dr. Prideaux of the treasures left by David, amounting to eight hundred millions, nearly the capital of our national debt." It must be noted, however, that Milman himself proceeds, when speaking of "the <span class="accented">sources</span> of the vast wealth which Solomon undoubtedly possessed," to bring very enormous sums (whether somewhat less or even somewhat more than the above estimate of Dr. Prideaux) more within the range of the possible, to our imagination. He justly remarks, for instance, that it is to be remembered that "the treasures of David were accumulated rather by conquest than traffic, that some of the nations he subdued, particularly the Edomites, were very wealthy. All the tribes seem to have worn a great deal of gold and silver, both in their ornaments and in their armour; their idols were often of gold; and the treasuries of their temples, perhaps, contained considerable wealth. But during the reign of Solomon, <span class="accented">almost the whole commerce of the world</span> passed into his territories." After substantiating by details these and similar positions (pp. 267-271), he sums up, "It was from these various sources of wealth that the precious metals and all other valuable commodities were in such abundance that, in the figurative language of the sacred historian, '<span class="accented">silver was in Jerusalem as stones</span>, <span class="accented">and cedar trees as sycamores.</span>" Since the date of Milman's words just quoted, however, investigation of ancient weights and measures, and of those of Scripture, has made some advance, yet not sufficient to enable us to arrive at any certainty as to those of our present passage. Assuming that the text of our present verse is not corrupt, and that the figures which it gives are correct, the weight and the value of the gold and silver mentioned are very great, whatever the talent in question. This assumption, however, cannot be relied upon, and it seems scarcely legitimate to interpret the talent as any than the Hebrew talent, considering the silence observed as regards any other. It need not be said here that the exchanges of money value were estimated in these times by so much weight of gold or silver. Further, "the shekel of the sanctuary" (<a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Exodus 30:13</a>; <a href="/leviticus/27-3.htm">Leviticus 27:3</a>), possibly the same with "the shekel after the king's weight" (2 Samuel 16:26), and which was kept in the tabernacle, and afterwards in the temple - was presumably the standard. The gold talent was double the <span class="accented">weight</span> of the silver talent. It weighed 1,320,000 grains, instead of 660,000. The silver talent contained 50 manehs, of 60 shekels each; but the gold talent contained 100 manehs, of 100 shekels each. The modern money equivalents of these weights are very uncertain. Both the silver and the gold talent have been very variously calculated in this relation. Some of the best authorities put the silver talent at £342 3s. 9d., and the gold at £5475. This would make the money value described by this verse nearly nine hundred millions of our money. Other estimates are considerably in excess of this sum, and but few fall below it. Vast as the sum is, we may be helped in some degree to accept it by the statement of Pliny, who ('Nat. Hist.,' 32:15) tells us that Cyrus, in his subjugation of Asia, took half as many talents of silver as are here mentioned, and thirty-four thousand pounds of gold (see articles in Smith's 'Bible Dictionary,' on "Money," and on" Weights and Measures"). Among the most valuable works on these subjects are De Saulcy's 'Numismatique Judaique,' and F. Madden's 'Jewish Coinage.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have taken great pains</span><br /><span class="heb">בְעָנְיִ֜י</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·‘ā·nə·yî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6040.htm">Strong's 6040: </a> </span><span class="str2">Affliction, poverty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to provide</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲכִינ֣וֹתִי</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the house</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֵית־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇêṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD—</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">100,000 {}</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽאָה־</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’āh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">talents</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּכָּרִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(kik·kā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3603.htm">Strong's 3603: </a> </span><span class="str2">A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of gold,</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָ֞ב</span> <span class="translit">(zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">1,000,000 {}</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֤לֶף</span> <span class="translit">(’e·lep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">talents</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּכָּרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(kik·kā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3603.htm">Strong's 3603: </a> </span><span class="str2">A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of silver,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֶ֗סֶף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵe·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bronze</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַנְּחֹ֤שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lan·nə·ḥō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and iron</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַבַּרְזֶל֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lab·bar·zel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1270.htm">Strong's 1270: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iron, an iron implement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">too great</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be weighed.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁקָ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(miš·qāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4948.htm">Strong's 4948: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, weighing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have also provided</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲכִינ֔וֹתִי</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">timber</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֵצִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ê·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and stone,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲבָנִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḇā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but you will need to add</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹסִֽיף׃</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·sîp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">1 Chronicles 22:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">1 Chronicles 22:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">1 Chronicles 22:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">1 Chronicles 22:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">1 Chronicles 22:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">1 Chronicles 22:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">1 Chronicles 22:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">1 Chronicles 22:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">1 Chronicles 22:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">1 Chronicles 22:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 22:14 Now behold in my affliction I have (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 22:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 22:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 22:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 22:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>