2 Chronicles 4:5-7
New King James Version
5 It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained [a]three thousand baths.
6 He also made (A)ten lavers, and put five on the right side and five on the left, to wash in them; such things as they offered for the burnt offering they would wash in them, but the [b]Sea was for the (B)priests to wash in. 7 (C)And he made ten lampstands of gold (D)according to their design, and set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.
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- 2 Chronicles 4:5 About 8,000 gallons; two thousand, 1 Kin. 7:26
- 2 Chronicles 4:6 Great basin
2 Chronicles 4:5-7
King James Version
5 And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.
6 He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
7 And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.
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2 Chronicles 4:5-7
English Standard Version
5 Its thickness was a handbreadth.[a] And its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. (A)It held 3,000 baths.[b] 6 (B)He also made ten basins in which to wash, and set five on the south side, and five on the north side. In these they were to rinse off what was used for the burnt offering, and the sea was for the priests to wash in.
7 And he made ten golden lampstands (C)as prescribed, and set them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
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- 2 Chronicles 4:5 A handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 A bath was about 6 gallons or 22 liters
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