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.
1 Kings 7:47 in other translations
| BSB | Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined. |
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| WEB | Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them. The weight of the bronze could not be determined. |
| ASV | And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: the weight of the brass could not be found out. |
| YLT | And Solomon placeth the whole of the vessels; because of the very great abundance, the weight of the brass hath not been searched out. |
| DARBY | And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed from their exceeding number; the weight of the brass was not ascertained. |
| BBE | The weight of all these vessels was not measured, because there was such a number of them; it was not possible to get the weight of the brass. |
| Webster | And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were very numerous: neither was the weight of the brass ascertained. |
What does 1 Kings 7:47 mean?
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…
1 Kings 7:47 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 7:47
- 1 Chronicles 22:14
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.
- 1 Chronicles 22:3
And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
- 1 Chronicles 22:16
Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the Lord be with thee.
- 2 Chronicles 4:18
Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
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Context
- 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.
- 1 Kings 7:48
And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the Lord: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,
1 Kings 7:47 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dejó Salomón sin inquirir el peso del metal de todos los vasos, por la grande multitud de ellos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Salomon laissa tous les objets sans les peser, à cause de leur très grand nombre; on ne rechercha pas le poids de l’airain. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Salomo ließ alle Geräte ungewogen vor übergroßer Menge, das Gewicht des Erzes wurde nicht untersucht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et posuit Salomon omnia vasa: propter multitudinem autem nimiam non erat pondus æris. |