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1 Kings 7:44 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 7 · verse 44
And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;1 Kings 7:44 · King James Version
1 Kings 7:44 in context
42And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;
43And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;
44And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
45And 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.
46In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- twelveshᵉnayimtwoH8147 →
- twelveʻâsârtenH6240 →
- oxenbâqârbeef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either genderH1241 →
- seayâma sea or large body of waterH3220 →
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We have here an account of the brass-work about the temple. There was no iron about the temple, though we find David preparing for the temple iron for things of iron, Ch1 29:2. What those things were we are not told, but some of the things of brass are here described and the rest mentioned. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-47