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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.

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. 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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  1. 2 Chronicles 4:3 About 18 inches, or 45 centimeters.
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:3 Or ten oxen for a cubit.
  3. 2 Chronicles 4:5 About 3 inches, or 7.5 centimeters.
  4. 2 Chronicles 4:5 About 18,000 gallons, or 66,000 liters.