Cross Reference 2 CHRONICLES 4:3 AND UNDER IT WAS THE SIMILITUDE OF OXEN WHICH DID COMPASS IT ROUND ABOUT TEN IN A CUBIT COMPASSING THE SEA ROUND ABOUT TWO ROWS OF OXEN WERE CAST WHEN IT WAS CAST

{2 Chronicles 4:3} And under x8478 it [was] the similitude 1823 of oxen, 1241 which did compass 5437 z8802 it round about: 5439 ten 6235 in a cubit, 520 compassing 5362 z8688 x853 the sea 3220 round about. 5439 Two 8147 rows 2905 of oxen 1241 [were] cast, 3332 z8803 when it was cast. 4166

And under:
"And under¹ ¹ the brimª of it round aboutª [there were] knopsª compassingª ° it, tenª in a cubit,ª compassingª °¹ the seaª round about:ª the knopsª [were] cast² ¹ in twoª rows,ª when it was cast.² °¹ ... And it [was] an hand breadthª thick,ª and the brimª thereof was wroughtª like the brimª of a cup,ª with flowersª of lilies:ª it containedª ° two thousandª baths.ª" {1Kg 7:24-26} + "As for the likenessª of their faces,ª they fourª had the faceª of a man,ª and the faceª of a lion,ª on¹ the right side:ª and they fourª had the faceª of an oxª on the left side;ª ¹ they fourª also had the faceª of an eagle.ª" {Ezk 1:10} + "And every oneª had fourª faces:ª the firstª faceª [was] the faceª of a cherub,ª and the secondª faceª [was] the faceª of a man,ª and the thirdª the faceª of a lion,ª and the fourthª the faceª of an eagle.ª" {Ezk 10:14} + "Forª it is writtenª ° inª the¹ lawª of Moses,ª Thou shalt² ° notª muzzleª ° the mouth of the oxª that treadeth out the corn.ª °² Doth² °¹ Godª take careª ° for oxen?ª ... Orª saith¹ he² ° [it] altogetherª for² ° our² sakes?ª ¹ For² ° our² sakes,ª ¹ no doubt,ª [this] is written:ª ° thatª he that plowethª ° shouldª ° plowª ° inª hope;ª andª that he that threshethª ° in¹ hopeª should be partakerª ° of² his² ¹ hope.ª" {1Co 9:9-10} + "Andª the¹ firstª beastª [was] likeª a lion,ª andª the¹ secondª beastª likeª a calf,ª andª the¹ thirdª beastª hadª ° a faceª asª a man,ª andª the¹ fourthª beastª [was] likeª a flyingª ° eagle.ª" {Rev 4:7}

oxen:
In the parallel passage of Kings, instead of bekarim, "oxen," we have pekaim, "knops," in the form of colocynths. (See note on "And the cedarª of¹ the houseª withinª [was] carvedª with knopsª and open² °¹ flowers:ª all¹ [was] cedar;ª there was no¹ stoneª seen.ª °" {1Kg 6:18}, and see note on "And oneª went outª ° into¹ the fieldª to gatherª ° herbs,ª and foundª ° a wildª vine,ª and gatheredª ° thereof¹ wildª gourdsª his lapª full,ª and cameª ° and shredª ° [them] into¹ the potª of pottage:ª for¹ they knewª ° [them] not.¹" {2Kg 4:39}); which last is supposed by able critics to be the reading which ought to received be here; bekarim, "oxen," being a mistake for pekaim, "knops." Houbigant, however, contends that the words in both places are right; but that bakar does not signify an ox here, but a large kind of grape, according to its meaning in Arabic. But Dr. A. Clarke states that bakar, or bakarat, has no such meaning in Arabic, though the phrase aino 'lbikri, or "ox-eye," signifies a species of black grape, very large, and of incredible sweetness; that consequently the criticism of this great man is not solid; and that the likeliest method of reconciling the two places is to suppose a change in the letters as above.

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