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.

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Footnotes

  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

25 (A)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.

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