ten calves fattened in the stall,<n id="1" /> twenty calves from the pasture, and a hundred sheep, not to mention rams, gazelles, deer, and well-fed birds.

On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.<n id="1" />

the big bronze basin called &#8220;The Sea&#8221; with its twelve bulls underneath,<n id="1" />

Elisha<n id="1" /> went back and took his pair of oxen and slaughtered them. He cooked the meat over a fire that he made by burning the harness and yoke.<n id="2" /> He gave the people meat and they ate. Then he got up and followed Elijah and became his assistant.p>

Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened steers at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king&#8217;s sons,<n id="1" /> as well as all the men of Judah, the king&#8217;s servants.

&#8220;The Sea&#8221; stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward. &#8220;The Sea&#8221; was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward.<n id="1" />

Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered.<n id="1" />p>

Solomon offered as peace offerings<n id="1" /> to the <sc>Lordsc> 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. Then the king and all the Israelites dedicated the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.

He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, &#8220;Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you.&#8221; Elijah<n id="1" /> said to him, &#8220;Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?&#8221;