23 (A)He also he made the [a]Sea of (B)cast metal [b]ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in shape, and its height was five cubits, and [c]it was [d]thirty cubits in circumference. 24 Under its brim (C)gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, (D)completely surrounding the Sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast [e]with the rest. 25 (E)It was standing on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the Sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward. 26 And it was a [f]hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold [g]two thousand baths.

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  1. 1 Kings 7:23 I.e., large basin
  2. 1 Kings 7:23 About 15 ft. in diameter and 7.5 ft. high or 4.6 m and 2.3 m high
  3. 1 Kings 7:23 Lit a line of 30 cubits went around it all around;
  4. 1 Kings 7:23 About 45 ft. or 14 m
  5. 1 Kings 7:24 Lit in its casting
  6. 1 Kings 7:26 About 3 in. or 7.6 cm
  7. 1 Kings 7:26 About 12,000 gallons or 45,424 liters

23 He made the Sea(A) of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line(B) of thirty cubits[a] to measure around it. 24 Below the rim, gourds encircled it—ten to a cubit. The gourds were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.

25 The Sea stood on twelve bulls,(C) three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center. 26 It was a handbreadth[b] in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths.[c]

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  1. 1 Kings 7:23 That is, about 45 feet or about 14 meters
  2. 1 Kings 7:26 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
  3. 1 Kings 7:26 That is, about 12,000 gallons or about 44,000 liters; the Septuagint does not have this sentence.