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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  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.

24 And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.

25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

26 And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.

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