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He crafted a circular sea of cast metal 10 cubits[a] from rim to rim and five cubits[b] tall. A line 30 cubits[c] long surrounded it. Underneath, figurines resembling oxen[d] encircled the circular sea[e] beneath it, ten oxen[f] every cubit,[g] and encircling the sea completely. The oxen were in two rows, cast all at the same time. The sea stood on top of twelve oxen, three of which faced to the north, three of which faced to the west, three of which faced to the south, and three of which faced toward the east. The sea was placed on top of the oxen, with all of their hindquarters turned inwards.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 4:2 I.e. about 15 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:2 I.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  3. 2 Chronicles 4:2 I.e. about 45 feet, perhaps its external circumference; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  4. 2 Chronicles 4:3 Or cattle; and so throughout the chapter
  5. 2 Chronicles 4:3 Lit. encircled it
  6. 2 Chronicles 4:3 The Heb. lacks oxen
  7. 2 Chronicles 4:3 Lit. each cubit