Verse 4
2 Chronicles 4:4
Free Bible Version
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The Sea was supported by twelve statues of bulls three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea was placed on them, with their rears toward the center.
Original Language Text
hebrew
עוֹמֵ֞ד עַל שְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣ר בָּקָ֗ר שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה פֹנִ֣ים צָפ֡וֹנָ/ה וּ/שְׁלוֹשָׁה֩ פֹנִ֨ים יָ֜מָּ/ה וּ/שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה פֹּנִ֣ים נֶ֗גְבָּ/ה וּ/שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פֹּנִ֣ים מִזְרָ֔חָ/ה וְ/הַ/יָּ֥ם עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם מִ/לְ/מָ֑עְלָ/ה וְ/כָל אֲחֹרֵי/הֶ֖ם בָּֽיְתָ/ה
English Translation
Standing on twelve oxen, three looking north and three looking west, and three looking south and three looking east, with the sea upon them above, and all their hind parts were inward.
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Chapter 4 Context
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Solomon made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
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He made a “Sea” from cast metal, ten cubits in diameter, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in...
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Below it were ornamental bulls all around it, ten per cubit. They were in two rows when it was all c...
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The Sea was supported by twelve statues of bulls three facing north, three facing west, three facing...
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It was as thick as the width of a hand, and its edge was like the flared edge of a cup or a lily flo...
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He also made ten basins on carts for washing. He placed five on the south side, and five on the nort...
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He made ten gold lampstands as had been specified, and placed them in the Temple, five on the south...
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In addition he made ten tables and placed them in the Temple, five on the south side and five on the...
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Solomon also built a courtyard of the priests, and the large courtyard and doors for the courtyard,...
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He placed the Sea on the south side, by the southeast corner.
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Hiram also made the pots, shovels, and basins. Hiram completed the work that he had been doing for K...
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the two columns; the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the columns; the two sets of network that co...
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the four hundred ornamental pomegranates for the two sets of network—two rows of pomegranates for ea...
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the water carts and the basins on the water carts;
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the Sea and the twelve bull statues that supported it; the pots, shovels, forks, and everything else...
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Solomon also made everything used in the Temple of God (Elohim): the golden altar; the tables where...
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the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps that were to burn in front of the Most Holy Place as spe...
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the decorative flowers, lamps, and tongs—all made of solid gold;
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the wick trimmers, basins, dishes and censers—all made of gold; and the doors of the Temple: the inn...
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