Bronze Basins and Other Utensils

38 Then he made 10 bronze basins(A)—each basin holding 220 gallons[a] and each was six feet[b] wide—one basin for each of the 10 water carts. 39 He set five water carts on the right side of the temple and five on the left side. He put the reservoir near the right side of the temple toward the southeast.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:38 Lit 40 baths
  2. 1 Kings 7:38 Lit four cubits

38 He then made ten bronze basins,(A) each holding forty baths[a] and measuring four cubits across, one basin to go on each of the ten stands. 39 He placed five of the stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north. He placed the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:38 That is, about 240 gallons or about 880 liters