1 Kings 7:44

What does 1 Kings 7:44 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 7:44 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the great water-vessel, with the twelve oxen under it;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the one sea, the twelve oxen under the sea,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;

Context

v.43and the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases;

v.44This passage

v.45and the pots, and the shovels, and the basins: even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the house of Jehovah, were of burnished brass.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 7:23

    And he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about.

  • 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 upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.

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