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1 Kings 7:26-28
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1 Kings 7:26-28
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26 The sides of the tank were 3 inches thick. The rim around the tank was like the rim of a cup or like the petals on a flower. The tank held about 11,000 gallons[a] of water.
27 Then Huram made ten bronze carts. Each cart was 4 cubits[b] long, 4 cubits wide, and 3 cubits[c] high. 28 The carts were made with square panels set in frames.
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- 1 Kings 7:26 11,000 gallons Literally, “2000 baths” (44,000 l).
- 1 Kings 7:27 4 cubits 6' 9 5/8" (2.1 m). Also in verse 38.
- 1 Kings 7:27 3 cubits 5' 1 3/16" (1.55 m).
1 Kings 7:26-28
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1 Kings 7:26-28
New International Version
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]
27 He also made ten movable stands(A) of bronze; each was four cubits long, four wide and three high.[c] 28 This is how the stands were made: They had side panels attached to uprights.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 7:26 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
- 1 Kings 7:26 That is, about 12,000 gallons or about 44,000 liters; the Septuagint does not have this sentence.
- 1 Kings 7:27 That is, about 6 feet long and wide and about 4 1/2 feet high or about 1.8 meters long and wide and 1.4 meters high
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