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1 Kings 7:22-24
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1 Kings 7:22-24
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22 The top of the columns was made like a lily. Thus the work on the columns was completed.
23 Then he made the molten sea;[a] it was made with a circular rim, and measured ten cubits across, five in height, and thirty in circumference. 24 Under the brim, gourds encircled it for ten cubits around the compass of the sea; the gourds were in two rows and were cast in one mold with the sea.
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- 7:23–26 The molten sea: this was a large circular tank containing about twelve thousand gallons of water.
1 Kings 7:22-24
New International Version
1 Kings 7:22-24
New International Version
22 The capitals on top were in the shape of lilies. And so the work on the pillars(A) was completed.
23 He made the Sea(B) of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line(C) of thirty cubits[a] to measure around it. 24 Below the rim, gourds encircled it—ten to a cubit. The gourds were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 7:23 That is, about 45 feet or about 14 meters
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