It was standing on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the Sea was set on top of them and all their hindquarters turned inward. It was a [a]hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it (A)could hold three thousand [b]baths.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 4:5 About 3 in. or 7.6 cm
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:5 About 18,000 gallons or 68,137 liters

The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east.(A) The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center. It was a handbreadth[a] in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held three thousand baths.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 4:5 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:5 That is, about 18,000 gallons or about 66,000 liters

20 The two pillars, the one [a]sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under [b]the sea, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of the Lord—the bronze of all these vessels was (A)beyond weight.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 52:20 As in LXX and Syriac; MT omits the sea; i.e., large basin
  2. Jeremiah 52:20 As in LXX and Syriac; MT omits the sea; i.e., large basin

20 The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls(A) under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed.(B)

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