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.

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. (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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  1. 2 Chronicles 4:5 About 8,000 gallons; two thousand, 1 Kin. 7:26
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:6 Great basin

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]

He then made ten basins(A) for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. In them the things to be used for the burnt offerings(B) were rinsed, but the Sea was to be used by the priests for washing.

He made ten gold lampstands(C) according to the specifications(D) for them and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.

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  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

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] (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.

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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  1. 2 Chronicles 4:5 A handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:5 A bath was about 6 gallons or 22 liters