1 Kings 7:47

founded with large costly stones, stones of ten cubits and eight cubits long.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

46All these were of costly stones, sculptured at intervals within even from the foundation even to the + 7:46 Gr. chapiters, mouldings, etc.top, and outward to the great court,

48And above with costly stones, according to the measure of hewn stones, and with cedars.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:3And David prepared much iron for the nails of the doors and the gates; the hinges also and brass in abundance, there was no weighing of it.

1 Chronicles 22:16in gold and silver, brass and iron, of which there is no number. Arise and do, and the Lord be with thee.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:14-48

13 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. 14 He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. 15 For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. 16 And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars:… Read the whole commentary →

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