It was a [a]hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it (A)could hold three thousand [b]baths. (B)He also made ten basins in which to wash, and he set five on the right side and five on the left [c]to rinse things for the burnt offering; but the Sea was for the priests to wash in.

Then (C)he made the ten golden lampstands in the way prescribed for them, and he set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 4:5 About 3 in. or 7.6 cm
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:5 About 18,000 gallons or 68,137 liters
  3. 2 Chronicles 4:6 Lit in which to

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