2 Kings 25:16
The weight of the two pillars, the bronze sea, and the stands, which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, could not be weighed because of their immense weight.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
KJV1611 – Modern English
The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the bronze of all these vessels was beyond measure.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
The two{H8147} pillars,{H5982} the one{H259} sea,{H3220} and the bases,{H4350} which Solomon{H8010} had made{H6213} for the house{H1004} of Jehovah,{H3068} the brass{H5178} of all these vessels{H3627} was without{H3808} weight.{H4948}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
The two{H8147} pillars{H5982}, one{H259} sea{H3220}, and the bases{H4350} which Solomon{H8010} had made{H6213}{(H8804)} for the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068}; the brass{H5178} of all these vessels{H3627} was without{H3808} weight{H4948}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
two pilers, one lauer, and the seates yt Salomon had made for ye house of the LORDE. The metall of all these ornamentes coulde not be weyed.
Geneva Bible (1560)
With the two pillers, one Sea and the bases, which Salomon had made for the house of the Lorde: the brasse of all these vessels was without weight.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Euen two pillers, one lauatorie, and the sockets which Solomon had made for the house of the Lorde: The brasse of al these vessels was without waight.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of Yahweh, the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases that Solomon made for the house of Jehovah, there was no weighing of the brass of all these vessels;
American Standard Version (1901)
The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah, the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
American Standard Version (1901)
The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah, the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
The two pillars, the great water-vessel and the wheeled bases, which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
World English Bible (2000)
The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of Yahweh, the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the LORD’s temple– including the two pillars, the big bronze basin called“The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under“The Sea,” and the movable stands– was too heavy to be weighed.
Referenced Verses
- 1 Kgs 7:47 : 47 Solomon left all the articles unweighed because they were so numerous; the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Jer 52:17-226 verses94%
17 The Chaldeans broke apart the bronze pillars of the house of the LORD, as well as the stands and the bronze sea in the temple, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.
18 They also took the pots, shovels, snuffers, bowls, dishes, and every bronze article used in the temple service.
19 The captain of the guard took away the basins, firepans, bowls, pots, lampstands, dishes, and drink-offering vessels—everything made of pure gold and pure silver.
20 The weight of the two bronze pillars, the bronze sea, the twelve bronze oxen underneath it, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, was beyond calculation.
21 Each pillar was eighteen cubits high. It was hollow, its walls were four fingers thick, and a measuring cord twelve cubits long could encircle it.
22 The bronze capital on each pillar was five cubits high, decorated with a lattice of bronze network and pomegranates all around. Both pillars were the same, including the pomegranates.
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18 Solomon made all these items in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined.
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17 Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall, with a bronze capital on top. The capital was three cubits high. It was decorated with a network of pomegranates all around, all made of bronze. The second pillar had the same design, including the network.
- 1 Kgs 7:47-482 verses82%
47 Solomon left all the articles unweighed because they were so numerous; the weight of the bronze could not be determined.
48 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence,
- 1 Kgs 7:15-162 verses81%
15 Hiram cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high, and a cord measuring twelve cubits circled around each pillar.
16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars, each capital was five cubits tall.
- 2 Kgs 25:13-153 verses81%
13 The Chaldeans broke apart the bronze pillars of the house of the LORD, the stands, and the bronze sea that were in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.
14 They took the pots, the shovels, the wick trimmers, the dishes, and all the bronze utensils used in the temple service.
15 The captain of the guard also took the firepans and the sprinkling bowls—everything that was made of gold and silver.
- 1 Kgs 7:40-412 verses79%
40 Hiram also made the basins, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Hiram completed all the work he had undertaken for King Solomon for the house of the Lord.
41 He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped capitals at the top of the pillars, the two networks to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals on the top of the pillars,
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8 From Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a great amount of bronze. With it, Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and other bronze articles.
- 2 Chr 4:11-122 verses78%
11 Huram also made the pots, shovels, and basins. So Huram finished the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God.
12 The two pillars, the bowls, and the capitals on top of the two pillars, the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals on top of the pillars.
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17 The bases for the posts were bronze, the hooks and bands on the posts were silver, and the tops of the posts were overlaid with silver; all the posts of the courtyard were connected with silver bands.
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10 Their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases had silver hooks and bands.
- 1 Kgs 7:44-452 verses78%
44 the Sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it,
45 and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All these articles that Hiram made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of burnished bronze.
- 77%
21 All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon's days.
- 76%
20 All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon’s days.
- 76%
19 It had four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, and the tops of the posts and their bands were overlaid with silver.
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17 All the pillars around the courtyard shall have silver bands and hooks, with bronze bases.
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10 Its twenty pillars and their twenty bronze bases shall have hooks and fillets of silver.
- Exod 38:28-292 verses76%
28 The one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels were used to make hooks for the posts, overlay their tops, and make bands for them.
29 The bronze from the wave offering totaled seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels.
- 2 Chr 4:14-163 verses76%
14 He also made the stands, and he made the basins to place upon the stands.
15 He made the large basin, called the 'Sea,' and the twelve oxen that were placed beneath it.
16 Huram made the pots, the shovels, the forks, and all their utensils for King Solomon for the house of the LORD. They were made of polished bronze.
- 2 Chr 3:15-162 verses76%
15 He made two pillars in front of the temple, thirty-five cubits high each, with a capital of five cubits on top of each.
16 He made chains in the inner sanctuary and placed them on the tops of the pillars. He also made a hundred pomegranates and attached them to the chains.
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38 They made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and cast their five bases of bronze.
- 75%
19 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the pillars, the bronze sea, the stands, and the rest of the articles that remain in this city,
- 75%
50 the basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and censers of pure gold, and the gold sockets for the doors of the innermost room (the Most Holy Place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
- 74%
27 Also, twenty gold basins worth 1,000 darics, and two vessels of polished bronze, as desirable as gold.
- 1 Chr 28:14-152 verses74%
14 He assigned the weight of gold for all gold articles used in every kind of service, and the weight of silver for all silver articles used in every kind of service.
15 The weight of gold for the lampstands and their lamps, with the weight for each lampstand and its lamps, and the weight of silver for the silver lampstands, with the weight for each lampstand and its lamps, depending on the service of each lampstand.
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22 The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So, the work of the pillars was completed.
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17 He also gave instructions for the pure gold forks, sprinkling bowls, pitchers, and the weight for each gold basin and for each silver basin.
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13 the masons and stonecutters, and to purchase timber and cut stone for repairing the damage to the temple of the LORD, as well as to cover all other costs related to the temple repairs.
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27 He made ten bronze stands, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.
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36 They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They cast four silver bases for the posts, and the hooks of the posts were made of gold.
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39 The entire lampstand with its utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold.
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24 Below the rim of the basin, there were decorative gourds encircling it, ten per cubit, entirely cast in one piece with the basin.
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16 The altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand.