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Under it were panels all around, each of ten cubits, surrounding the sea; there were two rows of panels, cast when it was cast. It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; the sea was set on them. The hindquarters of each were toward the inside. Its thickness was a handbreadth; its rim was made like the rim of a cup, like the flower of a lily; it held three thousand baths.[a]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 4:5 A Hebrew measure of volume

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.

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. 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]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 4:3 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:5 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
  3. 2 Chronicles 4:5 That is, about 18,000 gallons or about 66,000 liters