Parallel Verses
Amplified
The two pillars, the one sea (large basin), and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these articles was incalculable.
New American Standard Bible
The two pillars, the one sea, and the stands which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord—
King James 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.
Holman Bible
As for the two pillars, the one reservoir, and the water carts that Solomon had made for the Lord’s temple, the weight of the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure.
International Standard Version
The bronze contained in the two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Solomon had crafted for the LORD's Temple could not be inventoried for weight.
A Conservative Version
The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of LORD, the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
American Standard Version
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
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.
Darby Translation
The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah: for the brass of all these vessels there was no weight.
Julia Smith Translation
The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases which Solomon made for the house of Jehovah; there was no weight to the brass of these vessels.
King James 2000
The two pillars, one sea, and the stands which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The two pillars, the one sea, and the water cart which Solomon had made for the temple of Yahweh, there was no weighing to the bronze of all of these vessels.
Modern King James verseion
also the two pillars, the one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah. The bronze of all these vessels was without weight.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
with the two pillars and the sea of brass and the bottoms, which Solomon had made in the house of the LORD. The brass of all these vessels was without weight.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
The Emphasized Bible
As for the two pillars the one sea and the stands which Solomon made for the house of Yahweh, without weight, was the bronze of all these things.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Themes
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Spoiled and burned the temple
Brass » Taken in war » Often in great quantities
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Laver » Broken and carried away to babylon by the chaldeans
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The captivity of the southern kingdom (judah,)
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Pillaged and burned by the babylonians
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 25:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Plunder Taken By The Chaldeans
15 the captain of the bodyguard also took away the firepans and basins, anything made of fine gold and anything made of fine silver. 16 The two pillars, the one sea (large basin), and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these articles was incalculable. 17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits (27 ft.), and a capital of bronze was on top of it. The height of the capital was three cubits (4.5 ft.); a network (lattice work) and pomegranates around the capital were all of bronze. And the second pillar had the same as these, with a network.
Cross References
1 Kings 7:47
Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze could not be determined.