1 Kings 7:24-26
English Standard Version Anglicised
24 Under its brim were (A)gourds, for ten cubits, compassing the sea all round. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast. 25 It stood on (B)twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set on them, and all their rear parts were inward. 26 Its thickness was a handbreadth,[a] and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths.[b]
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- 1 Kings 7:26 A handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimetres
- 1 Kings 7:26 A bath was about 6 gallons or 22 litres
1 Kings 7:24-26
New International Version
24 Below the rim, gourds encircled it—ten to a cubit. The gourds were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.
25 The Sea stood on twelve bulls,(A) three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center. 26 It was a handbreadth[a] in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths.[b]
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 7:26 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
- 1 Kings 7:26 That is, about 12,000 gallons or about 44,000 liters; the Septuagint does not have this sentence.
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