1 Kings 7:38-39
New English Translation
38 He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons.[a] Each basin was 6 feet in diameter;[b] there was one basin for each stand. 39 He put five basins on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put “The Sea” on the south side, in the southeast corner.
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- 1 Kings 7:38 tn Heb “forty baths” (a bath was a liquid measure roughly equivalent to six gallons).
- 1 Kings 7:38 tn Heb “4 cubits, each basin.” It is unclear which dimension is being measured.
1 Kings 7:38-39
New International Version
38 He then made ten bronze basins,(A) each holding forty baths[a] and measuring four cubits across, one basin to go on each of the ten stands. 39 He placed five of the stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north. He placed the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 7:38 That is, about 240 gallons or about 880 liters
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