Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were too many—the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
1 Chronicles 22:3 - Tree of Life Version David supplied an abundance of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for the joints, so much bronze that it could not be weighed, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David prepared iron in abundance for nails for the doors of the gates and for the couplings, and bronze in abundance without weighing, American Standard Version (1901) And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight; Common English Bible David also provided a huge amount of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for the braces, so much bronze that it couldn’t be weighed, Catholic Public Domain Version Also, David prepared very much iron to use for the nails of the gates, and for the seams and joints, as well as an immeasurable weight of brass. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David prepared in abundance iron for the nails of the gates, and for the closures and joinings: and of brass an immense weight. |
Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were too many—the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
“Now behold, with great pain I have provided for the House of Adonai 100,000 talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing for there is so much of it. I have also prepared wood and stone, and you must add to them.
Now I have made every effort to prepare for the House of my God gold for the golden objects, silver for silver, copper for copper, iron for iron, and wood for wood; onyx stones and inlay stones, stones of antimony and varigated colors—every kind of precious stones and marble in abundance.
They gave for the service of the House of God: 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze and 100,000 talents of iron.
Solomon made all these utensils in such great quantities that the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
As for the two pillars, one sea, and twelve bronze bulls that were under the stands that King Solomon had made for the House of Adonai—all these articles had bronze beyond weighing.
a land where you will eat bread with no poverty, where you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper.