1 Kings 7:47
What does 1 Kings 7:47 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 7:47 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: the weight of the brass could not be found out.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: the weight of the brass could not be found out.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Solomon placeth the whole of the vessels; because of the very great abundance, the weight of the brass hath not been searched out.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Solomon placed all the vessels: but for its exceeding great multitude the brass could not be weighed.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Solomon left all the vessels [unweighed] from their exceeding number; the weight of the brass was not ascertained.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 22:16
of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and Jehovah be with thee.
- 1 Chronicles 22:3
And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;
- 2 Chronicles 4:18
Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
- 1 Chronicles 22:14
Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver, and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
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