1 Chronicles 22:14 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →David tells Solomon of the immense store of gold, silver, bronze, iron, timber, and stone he has gathered, inviting him to add to it.
What Does 1 Chronicles 22:14 Mean?
David lays out the staggering scale of his preparations, amassed even amid his hardship: vast weights of gold and silver, bronze and iron beyond counting, with timber and stone, and he tells Solomon he may add still more.
Out of his own troubles David poured everything into the work of God, giving lavishly for a house he would never enter. Costly devotion holds nothing back from the LORD. What is gathered in love becomes a foundation others build upon, and the generosity of one generation enlarges the offering of the next.
1 Chronicles 22:14 in the Original Language
kikkar (כִּכָּר), 'talent' -- a large unit of weight, signifying treasure of enormous value.
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What does 1 Chronicles 22:14 mean?
David tells Solomon of the immense store of gold, silver, bronze, iron, timber, and stone he has gathered, inviting him to add to it.