Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them. The weight of the brass could not be determined.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.
- BSB Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
- NKJV And Solomon did not weigh all the articles, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.
- NASB However, Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
- NLT Solomon did not weigh all these things because there were so many; the weight of the bronze could not be measured.
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Cross-references · 4
- 1 Chr 22:14Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for Yahweh’s house one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance. I have also prepared timber and stone; and you may add to them.
- 1 Chr 22:3David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;
- 1 Chr 22:16of the gold, the silver, the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and may Yahweh be with you.”
- 2 Chr 4:18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance; for the weight of the brass could not be determined.
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