1 Kings 7:23-26
New American Standard Bible
23 (A)He also made the [a]Sea of (B)cast metal [b]ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in shape, and its height was five cubits, and [c]it was [d]thirty cubits in circumference. 24 Under its brim (C)gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, (D)completely surrounding the Sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast [e]with the rest. 25 (E)It was standing on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the Sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward. 26 And it was a [f]hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold [g]two thousand baths.
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- 1 Kings 7:23 I.e., large basin
- 1 Kings 7:23 About 15 ft. in diameter and 7.5 ft. high or 4.6 m and 2.3 m high
- 1 Kings 7:23 Lit a line of 30 cubits went around it all around
- 1 Kings 7:23 About 45 ft. or 14 m
- 1 Kings 7:24 Lit in its casting
- 1 Kings 7:26 About 3 in. or 7.6 cm
- 1 Kings 7:26 About 12,000 gallons or 45,424 liters
1 Kings 7:23-26
New King James Version
The Sea and the Oxen
23 And he made (A)the Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.
24 Below its brim were ornamental buds encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, (B)all the way around the Sea. The ornamental buds were cast in two rows when it was cast. 25 It stood on (C)twelve oxen: three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their back parts pointed inward. 26 It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained [a]two thousand baths.
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- 1 Kings 7:26 About 12,000 gallons; three thousand, 2 Chr. 4:5
1 Kings 7:23-26
Living Bible
23 Then Hiram cast a round bronze tank, 7-1/2 feet high and 15 feet from brim to brim; 45 feet in circumference. 24 On the underside of the rim were two rows of ornaments an inch or two apart,[a] which were cast along with the tank. 25 It rested on twelve bronze[b] oxen standing tail to tail, three facing north, three west, three south, and three east. 26 The sides of the tank were four inches thick; its brim was shaped like a goblet, and it had a twelve thousand gallon capacity.
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- 1 Kings 7:24 an inch or two apart, literally, “ten in a cubit.”
- 1 Kings 7:25 bronze, implied.
1 Chronicles 18:8
New American Standard Bible
8 Also from [a]Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a very large amount of bronze, with which (A)Solomon made the bronze [b]Sea and the pillars and the bronze utensils.
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- 1 Chronicles 18:8 In 2 Sam 8:8, Betah
- 1 Chronicles 18:8 I.e., large basin
1 Chronicles 18:8
New King James Version
8 Also from [a]Tibhath and from [b]Chun, cities of [c]Hadadezer, David brought a large amount of (A)bronze, with which (B)Solomon made the bronze [d]Sea, the pillars, and the articles of bronze.
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- 1 Chronicles 18:8 Betah, 2 Sam. 8:8
- 1 Chronicles 18:8 Berothai, 2 Sam. 8:8
- 1 Chronicles 18:8 Heb. Hadarezer
- 1 Chronicles 18:8 Great laver or basin
1 Chronicles 18:8
Living Bible
8 as well as a great amount of bronze from Hadadezer’s cities of Tibhath and Cun. (King Solomon later melted the bronze and used it for the Temple. He molded it into the bronze tank, the pillars, and the instruments used in offering sacrifices on the altar.)
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