The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house, the bronze of all these vessels was not weighed.
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The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house, the bronze of all these vessels was not weighed.
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The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
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The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
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- 1 Kings 7:47 Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 25:16 The two pillars, one sea, and the…
2Ki 25:16 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
Ver. 16. Was without weight,] i.e., Without certain or known weight. Which to prove, it is added,
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Without weight - The Babylonians did not take the…
Without weight - The Babylonians did not take the trouble to weigh the brass as they did the gold and silver. In the Assyrian monuments there are representations of the weighing of captured articles in gold and silver in the presence of the royal scribes.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 16. The brass… was without weight — That is,…
16. The brass… was without weight — That is, there was such a vast amount of brass on the pillars, sea, and bases, that it was impossible to weigh it.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 16. the brass … was without weight] This is…
16. the brass … was without weight] This is said before in the account of their casting, 1Ki_7:47.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (16) The two pillars, (the) one sea . .…
(16) The two pillars, (the) one sea . . .—A nominative absolute.
All these vessels . . .—Those just mentioned, the two pillars, &c.
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Without weight.—A natural hyperbole closely resembling one which we often meet with in Assyrian accounts of the plunder carried off from conquered towns: “spoils without number 1 carried off.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The two pillars (see the comment on ver. 13),…
The two pillars (see the comment on ver. 13), one sea rather, the one seaand the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight; i.e. the quantity of the brass was so large that it was not thought to be worth while to weigh it. When gold and silver vessels were carried off, their weight was carefully taken by the royal scribes or secretaries ("Ancient Monarchies," vol. 1. p. 476), who placed it on record as a check upon embezzlement or peculation.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the sea
the sea
"the large bronze basin." See how you translated this in 2 Kings 25:13.
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the stands
See how you translated this in 2 Kings 25:13.
eighteen cubits ... three cubits
A cubit was 46 centimeters. AT: "about 8.3 meters ... about 1.4 meters" (See: Biblical Distance)
a capital of bronze
"an artistic, bronze design" or "a bronze piece with designs"
latticework
This was a design made of crossed strips that looked like a net.
all made of bronze
"completely made of bronze"
translationWords
column
Solomon
house of God
bronze
pomegranate
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