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 buckets, the shovels, and the bowls; indeed, all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the Lord were of polished bronze. 46The king had them cast in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. However, Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; the weight of the bronze could not be determined. 48Solomon also made all the furniture that was in the house of the Lord: the golden altar and the golden table on which was set the bread of the Presence; 49and the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary; and 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

• However, Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• leftנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the utensilsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• becauseמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• tooמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• manyרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• the weightמִשְׁקָלmishqâl · weightH4948
• of the bronzeנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• could not be determinedחָקַרchâqar · to searchH2713

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:47

• 2 Chronicles 4:18So Solomon made all these utensils in great quantities, for the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
• 1 Chronicles 22:14Now behold, with great pains I have prepared for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold and a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond measure, for they are in great quantity; I have also prepared timber and stone, and you may add to that.

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
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• 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