1 Kings 7:47 “Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many.…”

1 Kings 7:47

Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.

World English Bible

Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.

American Standard Version

And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: the weight of the brass could not be found out.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Salomon left to weigh all the vessels because of the exceeding aboundance, neyther could the weight of the brasse be counted.

Darby Translation

And Solomon left all the vessels [unweighed] from their exceeding number; the weight of the brass was not ascertained.

Young's Literal Translation

And Solomon placeth the whole of the vessels; because of the very great abundance, the weight of the brass hath not been searched out.

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“because they were exceeding many”

2 Chronicles 4:18

2 Chronicles 4:18 · BSB

Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.

“found out”

1 Chronicles 22:14 1 Chronicles 22:16

1 Chronicles 22:14 · BSB

Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you…

1 Chronicles 22:16 · BSB

in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”

Also

1 Chronicles 22:3

1 Chronicles 22:3 · BSB

David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

46The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.

48Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;

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