And Solomon had four thousand mangers of horses and chariots for them, and twelve thousand horsemen. And he bestowed them in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.

“Will the wild ox consent to serve you,
Or will he spend the night at your manger?

Where no oxen are, the manger is clean,
But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.

“An ox knows its owner,
And a donkey its master’s manger,
But Israel does not know,
My people do not understand.”

And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.

Then the Lord answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not every one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead him to water?