Kommentar zu Könige I 7:47
וַיַּנַּ֤ח שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֔ים מֵרֹ֖ב מְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד לֹ֥א נֶחְקַ֖ר מִשְׁקַ֥ל הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃
Und Salomo ließ alle Gefäße ungewogen, weil sie viele überstiegen; Das Gewicht des Messings konnte nicht herausgefunden werden.
Rashi on I Kings
Shlomo gave up. [He refrained] from determining the weight of these vessels because there were very many, and [therefore] he ceased to determine their weight.64Targum renders וינח as “he hid [=ואצנע],” implying that Shlomo prepared more than was needed and put away the extra vessels for future use. II Divrei Hayomim 4:18 implies that Shlomo made more vessels than needed.
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