1 Kings 7:47
in 1 Kings 7Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
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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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This verse in 1 Kings 7
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
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.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
, as well as unweighed ), because they were exceedingly numerous, and it would have been an endless thing to keep the account of them; neither was the weight of the brass, when it was delivered to the workmen, searched or enquired into; so honest were the workmen, and such great plenty of brass they had, that there was no danger of wanting.
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And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many,....
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּנַּ֤ח | vaiyanach | and he left | H5117 → | 142 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹה֙ | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַכֵּלִ֔ים | hakelim | the utensils | H3627 → | 325 times |
| מֵרֹ֖ב | mero | from abundance | H7230 → | 149 times |
| מְאֹ֣ד | meod | very | H3966 → | 300 times |
| מְאֹ֑ד | meod | very | H3966 → | 300 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| נֶחְקַ֖ר | nechkar | it was ascertained | H2713 → | |
| מִשְׁקַ֥ל | mishkal | [the] weight of | H4948 → | |
| הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃ | hanechoshet | the bronze | H5178 → | 140 times |
וַיַּנַּ֤חand he left
vaiyanachH5117 →142 times
שְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַכֵּלִ֔יםthe utensils
hakelimH3627 →325 times
מֵרֹ֖בfrom abundance
meroH7230 →149 times
מְאֹ֣דvery
meodH3966 →300 times
מְאֹ֑דvery
meodH3966 →300 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
נֶחְקַ֖רit was ascertained
nechkarH2713 →
מִשְׁקַ֥ל[the] weight of
mishkalH4948 →
הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃the bronze
hanechoshetH5178 →140 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 22:14Now 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…
it 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 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 22:3
Through
1 Chronicles 22:3David 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
it 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 separate 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…
- 1 Chronicles 22:14
Through
2 Chronicles 4:18Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
it 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 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 52:20
Through
1 Chronicles 22:16in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”
it 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.
- 1 Chronicles 22:11
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
