24 Under its brim (A)gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, (B)completely surrounding the Sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast [a]with the rest. 25 (C)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 [b]hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold [c]two thousand baths.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:24 Lit in its casting
  2. 1 Kings 7:26 About 3 in. or 7.6 cm
  3. 1 Kings 7:26 About 12,000 gallons or 45,424 liters

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]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:26 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
  2. 1 Kings 7:26 That is, about 12,000 gallons or about 44,000 liters; the Septuagint does not have this sentence.