1 Kings 7:47

1 Kings 7:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.
• New International Version (NIV)Solomon left all these things unweighed, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them; the weight of the bronze was not ascertained.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Solomon did not weigh all the articles, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.

Context of 1 Kings 7:47

45and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling basins. All the utensils that Hiram made for King Solomon at the Lord’s temple were made of burnished bronze. 46The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan. Solomon left all the utensils unweighed because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined. 48Solomon also made all the equipment in the Lord’s temple: the gold altar; the gold table that the Bread of the Presence was placed on; 49the pure gold lampstands in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;

1 Kings 7:47 word by word

וַיַּנַּ֤ח שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֔ים מֵרֹ֖ב מְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד לֹ֥א נֶחְקַ֖ר מִשְׁקַ֥ל הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• leftיָנַחyânach · to restH3240
• all the vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• because they were exceedingמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• manyרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• neither was the weightמִשְׁקָלmishqâl · weightH4948
• of the brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• found outחָקַרchâqar · to searchH2713

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:47

• 2 Chronicles 4:18Solomon made all these utensils in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined.
• 1 Chronicles 22:14“Notice I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the Lord — 3,775 tons of gold, 37,750 tons of silver, and bronze and iron that can’t be weighed because there is so much of it. I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more to them.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:47

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47The brass of which the two pillars, Jachin and Boaz, the brass sea, and the various vessels were made had been taken by David from two cities belonging to Hadadezer, king of Zobah 1 Chronicles 18:8.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-47Verses 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 God's temple, where we must…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 46-47between Succoth and Zarethan: This area east of the Jordan River (see Joshus 3:16; Judges 8:4–5) was famous for metalworking. It had plenty of clay for molds, wood for fuel, and a strong north wind that helped with casting.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 7:47

• Art
• Brass
• Carving
• Master Workman
• Mechanic
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• Light
• Sea
• Unweighed
• Architecture
• House
• Kings, Books of
• Samaria, City of
• Metals

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary