1 Kings 7 · Verse 46

1 Kings 7:46

In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
1 Kings 7:46, King James Version

1 Kings 7:46 in other translations

BSBThe king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
WEBThe king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.
ASVIn the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.
YLTIn the circuit of the Jordan hath the king cast them, in the thick soil of the ground, between Succoth and Zarthan.
DARBYIn the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay-ground between Succoth and Zaretan.
BBEHe made them of liquid metal in the lowland of Jordan, at the way across the river, at Adama, between Succoth and Zarethan.
WebsterIn the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.

What does 1 Kings 7:46 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
46. In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them--Zarthan, or Zaretan (Jos 3:16), or Zartanah (1Ki 4:12), or Zeredathah (2Ch 4:17), was on the bank of the Jordan in the territories of western Manasseh. Succoth was situated on the eastern side of Jordan, at the ford of the river near the mouth of the Jabbok. One reason assigned by commentators for the castings being made there is, that at such a distance from Jerusalem that city would not be annoyed by the smoke and noxious vapors necessarily occasioned by the process. [Note in Bagster's Bible.] But the true reason is to be found in the nature of the soil; Margin, "the thickness of the ground." That part of the Jordan valley abounds with marl. Clay and sand are the moulding material still used for bronze. Such large quantities of metal as one of these castings would contain could not be fused in one furnace, but would require a series of furnaces, especially for such a casting as the brazen sea--the whole series of furnaces being filled with metal, and fused at one time, and all tapped together, and the metal let run into the mould. Thus a national foundry was erected in the plain of Jordan [Napier].

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 46 Cast them, in the clay ground - In this place he found that particular kind of clay that was proper for his purpose. Some suppose that the place where Hiram had his foundry was on the other side, some on this side, of Jordan. Calmet supposes that it was near Bethshan.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 7:13-47

The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises. "Jachin," God will fix this roving mind. It is good that the heart be established with grace. "Boaz," In him is our strength, who works in us both to will and to do. Spiritual strength and stability are found at the door of…

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1 Kings 7:46 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּכִכַּ֤רbe.khi.Karin [the] valley ofH3603
הַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383
יְצָקָ֣םye.tza.Kamhe cast themH3332
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
בְּמַעֲבֵ֖הbe.ma.'a.Vehin [the] mold ofH4568
הָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.Mahthe groundH127
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH996
סֻכּ֖וֹתsu.KotSuccothH5523
וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand betweenH996
צָרְתָֽן\׃tza.re.TanZarethanH6891

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 7:46

  • Joshua 3:16

    That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

  • 2 Chronicles 4:17

    In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.

  • Genesis 33:17

    And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

  • Joshua 13:27

    And in the valley, Beth–aram, and Beth–nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.

  • 1 Kings 4:12

    Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth–shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth–shean to Abel–meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the clay ground. Heb. the thickness of the ground. Succoth.
Ge 33:17
Zarthan.Zarthan is supposed to have been situated in the tribe of Manasseh, west of Jordan, near Jezreel and Bethshan or Scythopolis, and not far from the Jordan. Succoth we know was situated east of Jordan, in the tribe of Gad, and according to Jerome, in the district of Scythopolis: hence the "plain of Jordan," where Hiram cast the brazen vessels, must be the plain in which that river runs, Zarthan and Succoth being probably nearly opposite each other; but whether the precise spot of his operations was on this side or the other side, is uncertain. In this place he found that particular clay that was proper for his purpose; and it being a considerable distance from Jerusalem, that city would not be annoyed by the smoke and noxious vapours necessarily occasioned by the process.
4:12
Zartanah.
Jos 3:16
Zaretan.
2Ch 4:17
Zeredathah.

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Context

  • 1 Kings 7:45

    And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the Lord, were of bright brass.

  • 1 Kings 7:46

    In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.

  • 1 Kings 7:47

    And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.

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1 Kings 7:46 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Todo lo hizo fundir el rey en la llanura del Jordán, en tierra arcillosa, entre Succoth y Sarthán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Le roi les fit fondre dans la plaine du Jourdain, dans l’épaisseur du sol, entre Succoth et Tsarthan.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Im Jordankreise ließ der König sie gießen, in dichter Erde, zwischen Sukkoth und Zarethan.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In campestri regione Jordanis fudit ea rex in argillosa terra, inter Sochoth et Sarthan.