25 It stood on 12 oxen,(A) 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. 26 The reservoir was three inches[a] thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup or of a lily blossom. It held 11,000 gallons.[b]

The Bronze Water Carts

27 Then he made 10 bronze water carts.[c](B) Each water cart was six feet[d] long, six feet[e] wide, and 4½ feet[f] high.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:26 Lit a handbreadth
  2. 1 Kings 7:26 Lit 2,000 baths
  3. 1 Kings 7:27 Lit bronze stands
  4. 1 Kings 7:27 Lit four cubits
  5. 1 Kings 7:27 Lit four cubits
  6. 1 Kings 7:27 Lit three cubits

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