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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Solomon did not weigh all these things because there were so many; the weight of the bronze could not be measured.

Context of 1 Kings 7:47

45Now the pots, the shovels, and the basins, all these vessels in the house of the Lord, which Hiram made for King Solomon, were of burnished bronze. 46In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them; the weight of the bronze was not ascertained. 48So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the Lord: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence, 49the lampstands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north, before the inner sanctuary; the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;

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 things in great quantities, for the weight of the bronze was not sought.
• 1 Chronicles 22:14With great pains I have provided for the house of the Lord 100,000 talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for there is so much of it; timber and stone, too, I have provided. To these you must add.

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