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 above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it was an hand breadth thick,.... Or four fingers, as in Jer 52:21.
and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Josephus charged Solomon with a breach of the Commandment Exo 20:4-5, on account of the oxen here and the lions for his…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 7:13-47
We have here an account of the brass-work about the temple. There was no iron about the temple, though we find David…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the seawas set above upon them i.e. The bottom rested on the backs of the oxen. Thus the height from the ground to the…
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