1 Kings 7:47 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them; the weight of the bronze was not ascertained.

NIV: Solomon left all these things unweighed, 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.

CSB: Solomon left all the utensils unweighed because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.

NLT: Solomon did not weigh all these things because there were so many; the weight of the bronze could not be measured.

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

NKJV: And Solomon did not weigh all the articles, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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