1 Kings 7:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.”
A short, plain-language explanation of 1 Kings 7:25 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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 above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“It is standing on twelve oxen, three facing the north, and three facing the west, and three facing the south, and three facing the east, and the sea <FI>is<Fi> upon them above, and all their hinder parts <FI>are<Fi> inward.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 7:25 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 7:44the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea;
- 2 Chronicles 4:4The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.
- Jeremiah 52:20As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.
- Ezekiel 1:10The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle.
- Matthew 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
- Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Luke 24:47and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
- 1 Corinthians 9:9For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?
- Revelation 4:6And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).