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25 It stood on top of twelve oxen with three facing north, three facing toward the west, three facing toward the south, and three facing toward the east. The sea was set on them, and their hindquarters were turned inward. 26 It was a hand-breadth[a] thick, and the brim was made similar to the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.[b]

27 He made ten stands out of bronze, each measuring four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.[c]

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  1. 1 Kings 7:26 About 3 inches, or 7.5 centimeters.
  2. 1 Kings 7:26 About 12,000 gallons, or 44,000 liters.
  3. 1 Kings 7:27 About 6 feet long and wide and 4½ feet high, or 1.8 meters long and wide and 1.4 meters high.