The Reservoir

23 He made the cast metal reservoir,[a](A) 15 feet[b] from brim to brim, perfectly round. It was 7½ feet[c] high and 45 feet[d] in circumference.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:23 Lit sea
  2. 1 Kings 7:23 Lit 10 cubits
  3. 1 Kings 7:23 Lit five cubits
  4. 1 Kings 7:23 Lit 30 cubits

23 He made the Sea(A) of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line(B) of thirty cubits[a] to measure around it.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:23 That is, about 45 feet or about 14 meters

Then he made the cast metal reservoir,(A) 15 feet[a] from brim to brim, perfectly round. It was 7½ feet[b] high and 45 feet[c] in circumference. The likeness of oxen[d] was below it, completely encircling it, 10 every half yard,[e] completely surrounding the reservoir. The oxen were cast in two rows when the reservoir was cast. It stood on 12 oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The reservoir was on top of them and all their hindquarters were toward the center.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 4:2 Lit 10 cubits
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:2 Lit five cubits
  3. 2 Chronicles 4:2 Lit 30 cubits
  4. 2 Chronicles 4:3 = gourds in 1Kg 7:24
  5. 2 Chronicles 4:3 Lit 10 per cubit

He made the Sea(A) of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits[a] high. It took a line of thirty cubits[b] to measure around it. Below the rim, figures of bulls encircled it—ten to a cubit.[c] The bulls were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.

The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east.(B) The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 4:2 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:2 That is, about 45 feet or about 14 meters
  3. 2 Chronicles 4:3 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters