22 On the top of the pillars was the lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished.

23 (A)He also he made the [a]Sea of (B)cast metal [b]ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in shape, and its height was five cubits, and [c]it was [d]thirty cubits in circumference. 24 Under its brim (C)gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, (D)completely surrounding the Sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast [e]with the rest.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:23 I.e., large basin
  2. 1 Kings 7:23 About 15 ft. in diameter and 7.5 ft. high or 4.6 m and 2.3 m high
  3. 1 Kings 7:23 Lit a line of 30 cubits went around it all around;
  4. 1 Kings 7:23 About 45 ft. or 14 m
  5. 1 Kings 7:24 Lit in its casting

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