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.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And 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 · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And 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 · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And 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) · 1752

And Solomon placed all the vessels: but for its exceeding great multitude the brass could not be weighed.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.46In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.

v.47This passage

v.48And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of Jehovah: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the showbread was, of gold;

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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