1 Kings 7:44

1 Kings 7:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
• New International Version (NIV)the Sea and the twelve bulls under it;
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)one Sea, and twelve oxen under the Sea;

Context of 1 Kings 7:44

42and the four hundred pomegranates for the two lattices, two rows of pomegranates for each lattice to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars; 43and the ten stands with the ten basins on the stands; and the one Sea and the twelve oxen under the Sea; 45and the buckets, the shovels, and the bowls; indeed, all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the Lord were of polished bronze. 46The king had them cast in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.

1 Kings 7:44 word by word

וְאֶת־הַיָּ֖ם הָאֶחָ֑ד וְאֶת־הַבָּקָ֥ר שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֖ר תַּ֥חַת הַיָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

• the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• Seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• and the twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• and the twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• oxenבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• underתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:44

• 1 Kings 7:23He also made the Sea of cast metal ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in shape, and its height was five cubits, and it was thirty cubits in circumference.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:44

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-47Verses 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 God's temple, where we must…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40-45Huram was very skilled at making items of different sizes and complexities. He also created the bronze altar for the inner court, which was used for burnt offerings (2 Chronicles 4:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4540-45. 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 brazen utensils for his temple and palaces.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 7:44

• Art
• Brass
• Carving
• Hiram
• Master Workman
• Mechanic
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Light
• Sea
• Solomon
• Unweighed
• Architecture
• House
• Kings, Books of
• Samaria, City of

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary