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

45the pots, the shovels and the basins. All these vessels Hiram made for King Solomon in the House of Adonai were made of polished bronze. 46The king had them cast in the plain of the Jordan, with clay of the ground between Sukkot and Zarethan. Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were too many—the weight of the bronze could not be determined. 48So Solomon made all the equipment that was to be in the House of Adonai: the golden altar, the table on which was the bread of the presence, of gold; 49the menorahs—five on the right side and five on the left in front of the inner Sanctuary—of pure gold; 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 utensils in such great quantities that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
• 1 Chronicles 22:14“Now behold, with great pain I have provided for the House of Adonai 100,000 talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing for there is so much of it. I have also prepared wood and stone, and you must add 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