1 Kings 7:47 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 7:47

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The 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 1Ch 18:8.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּנַּ֤ח	vai.ya.Nach	and he left	H5117 →
שְׁלֹמֹה֙	she.lo.Moh	Solomon	H8010 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הַכֵּלִ֔ים	ha.ke.Lim	the utensils	H3627 →
מֵרֹ֖ב	me.Ro	from abundance	H7230 →
מְאֹ֣ד	me.'Od	very	H3966 →
מְאֹ֑ד	me.'Od	very	H3966 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
נֶחְקַ֖ר	nech.Kar	it was ascertained	H2713 →
מִשְׁקַ֥ל	mish.Kal	[the] weight of	H4948 →
הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃	ha.ne.Cho.shet	the bronze	H5178 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Chronicles 22:14
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…
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 22:3
  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
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Chronicles 22:3
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
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 22:14
  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…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2
  Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for…
Through
2 Chronicles 4:18
Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
leads to
- Jeremiah 52:20
  As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Chronicles 22:16
in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 22:11
  Now, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as He said you would.
- Ephesians 5:14
  So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
- Philippians 4:13
  I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
  Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.