Bible Verses About Oxen
Bible verses about Oxen
Discover what the Bible says about oxen.
Each verse has been chosen for its relevance and insight into this important biblical topic.
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[That] our oxen [may be] strong to labor; that [there be] no breaking in, nor going out; that [there be] no complaining in our streets.
Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell them who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and [my] fatlings [are] killed, and all things [are] ready: come to the marriage.
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
Scripture Passages
And found in the temple those that sold oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the changers of money, sitting:
And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
All sheep and oxen, yes, and the beasts of the field;
Where no oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox.
And he treated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.
And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and men-servants, and women-servants, and gave [them] to Abraham, and restored to him Sarah his wife.
And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and men-servants, and women-servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which [was] in the city, and that which [was] in the field.
Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: [there shall be] a very grievous murrain.
An altar of earth thou shalt make to me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thy oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come to thee, and I will bless thee.
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
Likewise shalt thou do with thy oxen, [and] with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it to me.
And he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen to the LORD.
And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle.
And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year; this [was] the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.
And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
All the oxen for the burnt-offering [were] twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat-offering: and the kids of the goats for sin-offering, twelve.
And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace-offerings [were] twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This [was] the dedication of the altar, after it was anointed.
And thou shalt bestow that money for whatever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thy household.
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them to the valley of Achor.
And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor-bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were a half-acre of land, [which] a yoke [of oxen might plow].
And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep and oxen, and calves, and slew [them] on the ground: and the people ate [them] with the blood.
But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all [that was] good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing [that was] vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
And Samuel said, What [meaneth] then this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice to the LORD thy God in Gilgal.
And Nob, the city of the priests, he smote with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
And when they came to Nachon's threshing-floor, Uzzah put forth [his hand] to the ark of God, and took hold of it: for the oxen shook [it].