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1 Kings 7:47

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What does 1 Kings 7:47 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Solomon left all the vessels [unweighed], because they were exceeding many: the weight of the brass could not be found out.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Solomon left all the vessels [unweighed], because they were exceeding many: the weight of the brass could not be found out.
1 Kings 7:47 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
44and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
45and the pots, and the shovels, and the basins: even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the house of Jehovah, were of burnished brass.
46In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.
47And Solomon left all the vessels [unweighed], because they were exceeding many: the weight of the brass could not be found out.
48And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of Jehovah: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the showbread was, of gold;
49and the candlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;
50and the cups, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, [to wit], of the temple, of gold.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Solomon left all the vessels [unweighed], because they were exceeding many, etc.] The vessels of brass before mentioned, being so large, at least some of them, and so numerous; the Targum is, he laid them up, or placed them; he brought them from whence they were cast, and put them in the sanctuary without weighing them: neither was the weight of the brass found out; or “searched” f134; it never was inquired into; or, as the Targum, there was no end of it, it was so much.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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 1 Chronicles 18:8. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“because they were exceeding many: Heb. for the exceeding multitude, Ch2 4:18 found out: Heb. searched, Ch1 22:14, Ch1 22:16 3 Kings (1 Kings) 7:48”
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