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It stood on twelve oxen, three facing the 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. And it was a [a]handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily blossom; it (A)could hold 3,000 baths.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 4:5 A handbreadth was approx. 3 in. or 7.6 cm

The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east.(A) The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center. 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]

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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

20 The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under [a]the sea, and the stands, which King Solomon had made for the house of Yahweh—the bronze of all these vessels was (A)beyond weight.

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  1. Jeremiah 52:20 As in Gr and Syr; Heb omits the sea

20 The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls(A) under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed.(B)

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