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2 Chronicles 4:3-5
Modern English Version
2 Chronicles 4:3-5
Modern English Version
3 Figures like oxen were underneath it, going all the way around the sea basin, ten cubits[a] on each side.[b] There were two rows of oxen that were poured as cast metal.
4 It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set on them, and their back sides were facing inward. 5 The thickness of the sea was a palm,[c] and its brim was like the brim of a cup, as the flower of a lily. It held three thousand baths[d] securely.
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- 2 Chronicles 4:3 About 18 inches, or 45 centimeters.
- 2 Chronicles 4:3 Or ten oxen for a cubit.
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 About 3 inches, or 7.5 centimeters.
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 About 18,000 gallons, or 66,000 liters.
2 Chronicles 4:3-5
New International Version
2 Chronicles 4:3-5
New International Version
3 Below the rim, figures of bulls encircled it—ten to a cubit.[a] The bulls were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.
4 The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east.(A) The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center. 5 It was a handbreadth[b] in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held three thousand baths.[c]
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 4:3 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 That is, about 18,000 gallons or about 66,000 liters
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