1 Kings 7:44
And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
1 Kings 7:44 in other translations
| BSB | the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea; |
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| WEB | the one sea; the twelve oxen under the sea; |
| ASV | and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea; |
| YLT | and the one sea, the twelve oxen under the sea, |
| DARBY | and one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea; |
| BBE | And the great water-vessel, with the twelve oxen under it; |
| Webster | And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea; |
What does 1 Kings 7:44 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 7:40-45
40-45. And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins--These verses contain a general enumeration of Hiram's works, as well as those already mentioned as other minor things. The Tyrian artists are frequently mentioned by ancient authors as skilful artificers in fashioning and embossing metal cups and bowls; and we need not wonder, therefore, to find them employed by Solomon in making the golden and…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 7:13-47
The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises. "Jachin," God will fix this roving mind. It is good that the heart be established with grace. "Boaz," In him is our strength, who works in us both to will and to do. Spiritual strength and stability are found at the door of…
1 Kings 7:44 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 7:44
- 1 Kings 7:25
It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
- 1 Kings 7:23
And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
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Context
- 1 Kings 7:43
And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;
- 1 Kings 7:44
And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
- 1 Kings 7:45
And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the Lord, were of bright brass.
1 Kings 7:44 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y un mar, y doce bueyes debajo del mar; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et la mer unique, et les douze bœufs sous la mer; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und das eine Meer, und die zwölf Rinder unter dem Meere; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et mare unum, et boves duodecim subter mare. |