2 Chronicles 4:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Images of bulls were under it all the way around, ten every eighteen inches all the way around. The bulls were in two rows and had been cast with“The Sea.”

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  • 1 Kgs 7:24-26 : 24 Under the rim all the way around it were round ornaments arranged in settings 15 feet long. The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with“The Sea.” 25 “The Sea” stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward.“The Sea” was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward. 26 It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold about 12,000 gallons.
  • Ezek 1:10 : 10 Their faces had this appearance: Each of the four had the face of a man, with the face of a lion on the right, the face of an ox on the left and also the face of an eagle.
  • Ezek 10:14 : 14 Each of the cherubim had four faces: The first was the face of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.
  • 1 Cor 9:9-9 : 9 For it is written in the law of Moses,“Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” God is not concerned here about oxen, is he? 10 Or is he not surely speaking for our benefit? It was written for us, because the one plowing and threshing ought to work in hope of enjoying the harvest.
  • Rev 4:7 : 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second creature like an ox, the third creature had a face like a man’s, and the fourth creature looked like an eagle flying.

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  • 2 Chr 4:4-6
    3 verses
    92%

    4“The Sea” stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward.“The Sea” was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward.

    5It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold 18,000 gallons.

    6He made ten washing basins; he put five on the south side and five on the north side. In them they rinsed the items used for burnt sacrifices; the priests washed in“The Sea.”

  • 1 Kgs 7:23-38
    16 verses
    89%

    23He also made the large bronze basin called“The Sea.” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.

    24Under the rim all the way around it were round ornaments arranged in settings 15 feet long. The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with“The Sea.”

    25“The Sea” stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward.“The Sea” was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward.

    26It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold about 12,000 gallons.

    27He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet long, six feet wide, and four-and-a-half feet high.

    28The stands were constructed with frames between the joints.

    29On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubim. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.

    30Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports. Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths.

    31Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames.

    32The four wheels were under the frames and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was two and one-quarter feet high.

    33The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal.

    34Each stand had four supports, one per side projecting out from the stand.

    35On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; there were also supports and frames on top of the stands.

    36He engraved ornamental cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, with wreaths all around.

    37He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.

    38He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons. Each basin was six feet in diameter; there was one basin for each stand.

  • 2 Chr 4:1-2
    2 verses
    86%

    1He made a bronze altar, 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high.

    2He also made the big bronze basin called“The Sea.” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven and one-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.

  • 2 Chr 4:14-15
    2 verses
    85%

    14the ten movable stands with their ten basins,

    15the big bronze basin called“The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath,

  • 1 Kgs 7:44
    81%

    44the big bronze basin called“The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath,

  • Exod 37:3
    75%

    3He cast four gold rings for it that he put on its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.

  • Exod 25:12
    73%

    12You are to cast four gold rings for it and put them on its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.

  • Rev 4:6
    73%

    6and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.

  • Exod 38:2
    72%

    2He made its horns on its four corners; its horns were part of it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

  • Exod 30:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

    2Its length is to be a foot and a half and its width a foot and a half; it will be square. Its height is to be three feet, with its horns of one piece with it.

    3You are to overlay it with pure gold– its top, its four walls, and its horns– and make a surrounding border of gold for it.

    4You are to make two gold rings for it under its border, on its two flanks; you are to make them on its two sides. The rings will be places for poles to carry it with.

  • Exod 37:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12He made a surrounding frame for it about three inches wide, and he made a surrounding border of gold for its frame.

    13He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings at the four corners where its four legs were.

  • Jer 52:20
    72%

    20The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the LORD’s temple(including the two pillars, the large bronze basin called“The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under“The Sea,” and the movable stands) was too heavy to be weighed.

  • Exod 27:2
    72%

    2You are to make its four horns on its four corners; its horns will be part of it, and you are to overlay it with bronze.

  • Ezek 10:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9As I watched, I noticed four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub; the wheels gleamed like jasper.

    10As for their appearance, all four of them looked the same, something like a wheel within a wheel.

  • Ezek 46:23
    71%

    23There was a row of masonry around each of the four courts, and places for boiling offerings were made under the rows all around.

  • 2 Chr 4:10
    71%

    10He put“The Sea” on the south side, in the southeast corner.

  • Ezek 10:12
    71%

    12along with their entire bodies, their backs, their hands, and their wings. The wheels of the four of them were full of eyes all around.

  • Ezek 1:18
    71%

    18Their rims were high and awesome, and the rims of all four wheels were full of eyes all around.

  • Exod 25:25-26
    2 verses
    71%

    25You are to make a surrounding frame for it about three inches broad, and you are to make a surrounding border of gold for its frame.

    26You are to make four rings of gold for it and attach the rings at the four corners where its four legs are.

  • Exod 27:4
    70%

    4You are to make a grating for it, a network of bronze, and you are to make on the network four bronze rings on its four corners.

  • 1 Kgs 7:15
    70%

    15He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.

  • Ezek 1:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15Then I looked, and I saw one wheel on the ground beside each of the four beings.

    16The appearance of the wheels and their construction was like gleaming jasper, and all four wheels looked alike. Their structure was like a wheel within a wheel.

  • Exod 38:4
    70%

    4He made a grating for the altar, a network of bronze under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom.

  • Ezek 1:10
    70%

    10Their faces had this appearance: Each of the four had the face of a man, with the face of a lion on the right, the face of an ox on the left and also the face of an eagle.

  • Exod 37:26
    70%

    26He overlaid it with pure gold– its top, its four walls, and its horns– and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.