2 Chronicles 4:3
Evangelical Heritage Version
3 Under the rim, figurines of cattle[a] completely encircled it, one every two inches, all the way around the sea. These cattle were in two rows, cast as one piece with the sea.
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- 2 Chronicles 4:3 The parallel text in 1 Kings 7:24 reads gourds rather than cattle.
2 Chronicles 4:3
New King James Version
3 (A)And under it was the likeness of oxen encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, all the way around the Sea. The oxen were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
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2 Chronicles 4:3
English Standard Version
3 Under it were figures of gourds,[a] for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast.
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- 2 Chronicles 4:3 Hebrew oxen; twice in this verse; compare 1 Kings 7:24
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