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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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New Living Translation
1 Kings 7:44
the Sea and the twelve oxen under it;
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- BridgewayParallel Translations
Christian Standard Bible®
the basin; the twelve oxen underneath the basin;
the basin; the twelve oxen underneath the basin;
Hebrew Names Version
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
King James Version
And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
English Standard Version
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea.
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea.
New Century Version
the large bowl with twelve bulls under it;
the large bowl with twelve bulls under it;
New English Translation
the big bronze basin called "The Sea" with its twelve bulls underneath,
the big bronze basin called "The Sea" with its twelve bulls underneath,
Amplified Bible
one Sea (basin), and the twelve oxen under the Sea;
one Sea (basin), and the twelve oxen under the Sea;
New American Standard Bible
and the one Sea and the twelve oxen under the Sea;
and the one Sea and the twelve oxen under the Sea;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the sea, and twelue bulles vnder that sea,
And the sea, and twelue bulles vnder that sea,
Legacy Standard Bible
and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea;
and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea;
Contemporary English Version
a large bowl; twelve bulls that held up the bowl;
a large bowl; twelve bulls that held up the bowl;
Complete Jewish Bible
the one Sea, the twelve oxen under the Sea,
the one Sea, the twelve oxen under the Sea,
Darby Translation
and one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
and one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
George Lamsa Translation
And the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea;
And the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea;
Lexham English Bible
and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea;
and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea;
Literal Translation
and one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
and one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and twolue bullockes vnder ye lauer.
and twolue bullockes vnder ye lauer.
American Standard Version
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
Bible in Basic English
And the great water-vessel, with the twelve oxen under it;
And the great water-vessel, with the twelve oxen under it;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The lauatorie, and twelue oxen vnder it:
The lauatorie, and twelue oxen vnder it:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
King James Version (1611)
And one Sea, and twelue oxen vnder the Sea.
And one Sea, and twelue oxen vnder the Sea.
English Revised Version
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
Berean Standard Bible
the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea;
the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and o se, `that is, a waischyng vessel for preestis, and twelue oxis vndur the see;
and o se, `that is, a waischyng vessel for preestis, and twelue oxis vndur the see;
Young's Literal Translation
and the one sea, the twelve oxen under the sea,
and the one sea, the twelve oxen under the sea,
Update Bible Version
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
Webster's Bible Translation
And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
World English Bible
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
New King James Version
one Sea, and twelve oxen under the Sea;
one Sea, and twelve oxen under the Sea;
New Life Bible
He made the large basin and the twelve bulls under it.
He made the large basin and the twelve bulls under it.
New Revised Standard
the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea.
the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and the one sea, - with the twelve oxen under the sea;
and the one sea, - with the twelve oxen under the sea;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea.
And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea.
Revised Standard Version
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea.
and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea.
THE MESSAGE
It took Solomon another thirteen years to finish building his own palace complex. He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred and fifty feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high. There were four rows of cedar columns supporting forty-five cedar beams, fifteen in each row, and then roofed with cedar. Windows in groupings of three were set high in the walls on either side. All the doors were rectangular and arranged symmetrically. He built a colonnaded courtyard seventy-five feet long and forty-five wide. It had a roofed porch at the front with ample eaves. He built a court room, the Hall of Justice, where he would decide judicial matters, and paneled it with cedar. He built his personal residence behind the Hall on a similar plan. Solomon also built another one just like it for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married. No expense was spared—everything here, inside and out, from foundation to roof was constructed using high-quality stone, accurately cut and shaped and polished. The foundation stones were huge, ranging in size from twelve to fifteen feet, and of the very best quality. The finest stone was used above the foundation, shaped to size and trimmed with cedar. The courtyard was enclosed with a wall made of three layers of stone and topped with cedar timbers, just like the one in the porch of The Temple of God . King Solomon sent to Tyre and asked Hiram (not the king; another Hiram) to come. Hiram's mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali. His father was a Tyrian and a master worker in bronze. Hiram was a real artist—he could do anything with bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all the bronze work. First he cast two pillars in bronze, each twenty-seven feet tall and eighteen feet in circumference. He then cast two capitals in bronze to set on the pillars; each capital was seven and a half feet high and flared at the top in the shape of a lily. Each capital was dressed with an elaborate filigree of seven braided chains and a double row of two hundred pomegranates, setting the pillars off magnificently. He set the pillars up in the entrance porch to The Temple; the pillar to the south he named Security (Jachin) and the pillar to the north Stability (Boaz). The capitals were in the shape of lilies. When the pillars were finished, Hiram's next project was to make the Sea—an immense round basin of cast metal fifteen feet in diameter, seven and a half feet tall, and forty-five feet in circumference. Just under the rim there were two bands of decorative gourds, ten gourds to each foot and a half. The gourds were cast in one piece with the Sea. The Sea was set on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; the bulls faced outward supporting the Sea on their hindquarters. The Sea was three inches thick and flared at the rim like a cup, or like a lily. It held about 11,500 gallons. Hiram also made ten washstands of bronze. Each was six feet square and four and a half feet tall. They were made like this: Panels were fastened to the uprights. Lions, bulls, and cherubim were represented on the panels and uprights. Beveled wreath-work bordered the lions and bulls above and below. Each stand was mounted on four bronze wheels with bronze axles. The uprights were cast with decorative relief work. Each stand held a basin on a circular engraved support a foot and a half deep set on a pedestal two and a quarter feet square. The washstand itself was square. The axles were attached under the stand and the wheels fixed to them. The wheels were twenty-seven inches in diameter; they were designed like chariot wheels. Everything—axles, rims, spokes, and hubs—was of cast metal. There was a handle at the four corners of each washstand, the handles cast in one piece with the stand. At the top of the washstand there was a ring about nine inches deep. The uprights and handles were cast with the stand. Everything and every available surface was engraved with cherubim, lions, and palm trees, bordered by arabesques. The washstands were identical, all cast in the same mold. He also made ten bronze washbasins, each six feet in diameter with a capacity of 230 gallons, one basin for each of the ten washstands. He arranged five stands on the south side of The Temple and five on the north. The Sea was placed at the southeast corner of The Temple. Hiram then fashioned the various utensils: buckets and shovels and bowls. Hiram completed all the work he set out to do for King Solomon on The Temple of God : two pillars; two capitals on top of the pillars; two decorative filigrees for the capitals; four hundred pomegranates for the two filigrees (a double row of pomegranates for each filigree); ten washstands each with its washbasin; one Sea; twelve bulls under the Sea; miscellaneous buckets, shovels, and bowls.
It took Solomon another thirteen years to finish building his own palace complex. He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred and fifty feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high. There were four rows of cedar columns supporting forty-five cedar beams, fifteen in each row, and then roofed with cedar. Windows in groupings of three were set high in the walls on either side. All the doors were rectangular and arranged symmetrically. He built a colonnaded courtyard seventy-five feet long and forty-five wide. It had a roofed porch at the front with ample eaves. He built a court room, the Hall of Justice, where he would decide judicial matters, and paneled it with cedar. He built his personal residence behind the Hall on a similar plan. Solomon also built another one just like it for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married. No expense was spared—everything here, inside and out, from foundation to roof was constructed using high-quality stone, accurately cut and shaped and polished. The foundation stones were huge, ranging in size from twelve to fifteen feet, and of the very best quality. The finest stone was used above the foundation, shaped to size and trimmed with cedar. The courtyard was enclosed with a wall made of three layers of stone and topped with cedar timbers, just like the one in the porch of The Temple of God . King Solomon sent to Tyre and asked Hiram (not the king; another Hiram) to come. Hiram's mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali. His father was a Tyrian and a master worker in bronze. Hiram was a real artist—he could do anything with bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all the bronze work. First he cast two pillars in bronze, each twenty-seven feet tall and eighteen feet in circumference. He then cast two capitals in bronze to set on the pillars; each capital was seven and a half feet high and flared at the top in the shape of a lily. Each capital was dressed with an elaborate filigree of seven braided chains and a double row of two hundred pomegranates, setting the pillars off magnificently. He set the pillars up in the entrance porch to The Temple; the pillar to the south he named Security (Jachin) and the pillar to the north Stability (Boaz). The capitals were in the shape of lilies. When the pillars were finished, Hiram's next project was to make the Sea—an immense round basin of cast metal fifteen feet in diameter, seven and a half feet tall, and forty-five feet in circumference. Just under the rim there were two bands of decorative gourds, ten gourds to each foot and a half. The gourds were cast in one piece with the Sea. The Sea was set on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; the bulls faced outward supporting the Sea on their hindquarters. The Sea was three inches thick and flared at the rim like a cup, or like a lily. It held about 11,500 gallons. Hiram also made ten washstands of bronze. Each was six feet square and four and a half feet tall. They were made like this: Panels were fastened to the uprights. Lions, bulls, and cherubim were represented on the panels and uprights. Beveled wreath-work bordered the lions and bulls above and below. Each stand was mounted on four bronze wheels with bronze axles. The uprights were cast with decorative relief work. Each stand held a basin on a circular engraved support a foot and a half deep set on a pedestal two and a quarter feet square. The washstand itself was square. The axles were attached under the stand and the wheels fixed to them. The wheels were twenty-seven inches in diameter; they were designed like chariot wheels. Everything—axles, rims, spokes, and hubs—was of cast metal. There was a handle at the four corners of each washstand, the handles cast in one piece with the stand. At the top of the washstand there was a ring about nine inches deep. The uprights and handles were cast with the stand. Everything and every available surface was engraved with cherubim, lions, and palm trees, bordered by arabesques. The washstands were identical, all cast in the same mold. He also made ten bronze washbasins, each six feet in diameter with a capacity of 230 gallons, one basin for each of the ten washstands. He arranged five stands on the south side of The Temple and five on the north. The Sea was placed at the southeast corner of The Temple. Hiram then fashioned the various utensils: buckets and shovels and bowls. Hiram completed all the work he set out to do for King Solomon on The Temple of God : two pillars; two capitals on top of the pillars; two decorative filigrees for the capitals; four hundred pomegranates for the two filigrees (a double row of pomegranates for each filigree); ten washstands each with its washbasin; one Sea; twelve bulls under the Sea; miscellaneous buckets, shovels, and bowls.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea;
and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea;
Contextual Overview
13 King Solomon then asked for a man named Huram to come from Tyre. 14 He was half Israelite, since his mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father had been a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. Huram was extremely skillful and talented in any work in bronze, and he came to do all the metal work for King Solomon. 15 Huram cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference. 16 For the tops of the pillars he cast bronze capitals, each 7 1⁄2 feet tall. 17 Each capital was decorated with seven sets of latticework and interwoven chains. 18 He also encircled the latticework with two rows of pomegranates to decorate the capitals over the pillars. 19 The capitals on the columns inside the entry room were shaped like water lilies, and they were six feet tall. 20 The capitals on the two pillars had 200 pomegranates in two rows around them, beside the rounded surface next to the latticework. 21 Huram set the pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one toward the south and one toward the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz. 22 The capitals on the pillars were shaped like water lilies. And so the work on the pillars was finished.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
one sea: 1 Kings 7:23-26
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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