1 Kings 7:44
New Revised Standard Version
the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea.

Contemporary English Version
a large bowl; twelve bulls that held up the bowl;

New American Bible
one sea; twelve oxen supporting the sea;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea.

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And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea.

one sea

1 Kings 7:23-26 He made also a molten sea, of ten cubits, from brim to brim, round all about; the height of it was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about. . . .

Context
Completion of the Bronze Works
43And the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases. 44And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea.45And the cauldrons, and the shovels, and the basins. All the vessels that Hiram made for king Solomon, for the house of the Lord, were of fine brass.…
Cross References
1 Kings 7:23
He made also a molten sea, of ten cubits, from brim to brim, round all about; the height of it was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about.

1 Kings 7:25
And it stood upon twelve oxen, of which three looked towards the north, and three towards the west, and three towards the south, and three towards the east: and the sea was above upon them, and their hinder parts were all hid within.

1 Kings 7:43
And the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases.

1 Kings 7:43
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