And from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and various bronze articles.
Parallel translations
- WEB From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
- KJV Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
- NKJV Also from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadadezer, David brought a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and the articles of bronze.
- NASB Also from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a very large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea and the pillars and the bronze utensils.
- NLT along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer’s towns of Tebah and Cun. Later Solomon melted the bronze and molded it into the great bronze basin called the Sea, the pillars, and the various bronze articles used at the Temple.
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Quick answer
From Hadadezer's cities David takes much bronze, later used by Solomon for the temple's bronze sea, pillars, and vessels. It links David's victories to the future house of God.
Overview
The Chronicler notes that the bronze David captured supplied materials for Solomon's temple furnishings. Even David's wars served the worship of God by providing for his house. This connection underscores Chronicles' temple-centered focus and shows how God's purposes weave even conquest into the service of his sanctuary.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Sam 8:8And from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.
- 2 Chr 4:12–18the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;
- 1 Chr 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 you may add to them.
- 1 Kgs 7:15–47He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
- 2 Chr 4:2–6He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
- Jer 52:17–23Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.
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