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2 Chronicles 4:18

Solomon

16 and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.

17 The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zeredah.

Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.

19 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;

20 the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;

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BSB
Solomon made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
KJV
Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
WEB
Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance, so that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
ASV
Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
DARBY
And Solomon made all these vessels in great number; for the weight of the brass was not ascertained.
BLB
And Solomon had made all these articles in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not to be sought out.
ÅB
Salomo gjorde alle disse saker i stor mengde; for kobberets vekt ble ikke undersøkt.
OTB
Så Salomo produserte alle disse redskapene i store mengder,
for vekten av bronsen kunne ikke bestemmes.
B1930
Salomo gjorde alle disse saker i stor mengde; for kobberets vekt blev ikke undersøkt.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 7:47

    Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.

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  • 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 all these articles was beyond measure.

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  • 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 provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.

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  • 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

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