2 Chronicles 4:4-6

New Living Translation

⁴ The Sea was placed on a base of twelve bronze oxen, all facing outward. Three faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east, and the Sea rested on them. ⁵ The walls of the Sea were about three inches^[a] thick, and its rim flared out like a cup and resembled a water lily blossom. It could hold about 16,500 gallons^[b] of water.

⁶ He also made ten smaller basins for washing the utensils for the burnt offerings. He set five on the south side and five on the north. But the priests washed themselves in the Sea.