1 Chronicles 22:4 BSB

1 Chronicles 22:4

and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.

BSB

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ASV

and cedar-trees without number: for the Sidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar-trees in abundance to David.

KJV

Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Also cedar trees in abundance,.... To be sawed into boards and planks for the cieling, wainscotting, and flooring of the temple, and other things: for the Zidonians, and they of Tyre, brought much cedar wood to David; from Mount Lebanon, which was chiefly in their possession; and which they did either of themselves as a free gift and present to him, or at his request, for which he paid them; and this is another thing prefiguring the help of the Gentiles in building up the church of Christ in Gospel times.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַעֲצֵ֥י	va.'a.Tzei	and wood<s> of	H6086 →
אֲרָזִ֖ים	'a.ra.Zim	cedar<s>	H730 →
לְאֵ֣ין	le.'Ein	to there not	H369 →
מִסְפָּ֑ר	mis.Par	[was] number	H4557 →
כִּֽי	ki	for	H3588 →
הֵ֠בִיאוּ	He.vi.'u	they had brought	H935 →
הַצִּֽידֹנִ֨ים	ha.tzi.do.Nim	the Sidonians	H6722 →
וְהַצֹּרִ֜ים	ve.ha.tzo.Rim	and the Tyrians	H6876 →
עֲצֵ֧י	'a.Tzei	wood<s> of	H6086 →
אֲרָזִ֛ים	'a.ra.Zim	cedar<s>	H730 →
לָרֹ֖ב	la.Ro	to abundance	H7230 →
לְדָוִֽיד׃ פ	le.da.Vid	to David	H1732 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Samuel 5:11
Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 14:1
  Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 5:1–2
  Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.
- 1 Kings 5:18
  So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.
- 2 Samuel 7:2
  he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
Through
Ezra 3:7
They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by…
leads to
- 1 Kings 5:6
  Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there…
- Acts 9:36
  In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
- Acts 12:20
  Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their…
Through
2 Chronicles 2:3
Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 5:11
  Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.