2 Chronicles 4:15

2 Chronicles 4:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)One sea, and twelve oxen under it.
• 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 it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)one Sea and twelve oxen under it;

Context of 2 Chronicles 4:15

13the four hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars (each latticework had two rows of these ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of the pillar), 14the ten movable stands with their ten basins, the big bronze basin called “The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath, 16and the pots, shovels, and meat forks. All the items King Solomon assigned Huram Abi to make for the Lord’s temple were made from polished bronze. 17The king had them cast in earthen foundries in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.

2 Chronicles 4:15 word by word

אֶת־הַיָּ֖ם אֶחָ֑ד וְאֶת־הַבָּקָ֥ר שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֖ר תַּחְתָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• and twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• and twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• oxenבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 4:15

• 2 Chronicles 4:2He also made the big bronze basin called “The Sea.” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven and one-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 4:15

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-18Compare 1 Kings 7:40b–47, which the Chronicler follows almost word for word.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 4:15

• Hiram
• Master Workman
• Mechanic

In the dictionaries

• Sea
• Solomon
• Genealogy

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 4

• 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
• John Wesley’s Notes
• 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
• EGW Writings