1 Chronicles 22:1-5 ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:1-5

Here is, I. The place fixed for the building of the temple (1 Chron. 22:1): Then David said, by inspiration of God, and as a declaration of his mind, This is the house of the Lord God. If a temple must be built for God, it is fit that it be left to him to choose the ground, for all the earth is his; and this is the ground he makes choice of-ground that pertained to a Jebusite, and perhaps there was not a spot of ground besides, in or about Jerusalem, that did so?a happy presage of the setting... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:1

Then David said ,.... Within himself, or to some principal persons about him: this is the house of the Lord God ; the place where the temple was to be built, hinted at in Deuteronomy 12:5 and elsewhere; the meaning is, here, or in "this" place, shall be the house of God, so Noldius F15 Ebr. Concord. Part. p. 352. No. 1257. , for as yet there were none; but it was now made known to David that here it should be built, and so the words in 2 Chronicles 3:1 should be rendered: ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:2

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 Genesis 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:3

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings ,.... Great plenty of iron to make nails of for joining the boards together, of which the doors and gates were to be made, and for the fastening of the hinges of them: and brass in abundance without weight ; for making the altar of brass, and the laver of brass, and other vessels. Brass was much used by the Heathens in sacred things, as Macrobius F16 Saturnal. l. 5. c. 19. observes. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:4

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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:5

And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender ,.... Jarchi supposes he was about twelve years of age, though he observes that the same word is used of Joshua when forty two years of age; it is probable Solomon might be now about twenty: and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries : and such was the temple built by Solomon; it was renowned throughout the whole earth; never was there a temple equal to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 22:1

David said , This is the house of the Lord - Till a temple is built for his name, this place shall be considered the temple of God; and on this altar, and not on that at Gibeon, shall the burnt-offerings of Israel be made. David probably thought that this was the place on which God designed that his house should be built; and perhaps it was this that induced him to buy, not only the threshing-floor, but probably some adjacent ground also, as Calmet supposes, that there might... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 22:2

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 1 Kings 9:21 ; (note). For the account of building the temple, see 1 Kings 5-9 (note), and the notes there. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 22:3

Irons - for the nails , etc. - Iron for bolts, bars, hinges, etc., etc. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:1

EXPOSITION From the commencement of this chapter to the close of the First Book of the Chronicles we again travel alone, and, with the exception of parallel passages of a merely ordinary character, have no longer the assistance of comparing different descriptions of the same stretches of history. The present chapter relates David's interested and zealous preparations for the building of the temple ( 1 Chronicles 22:1-5 ); his exhortations and solemn charge to his son and successor ( ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 22:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 22:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 22:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 22:1

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