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The molten sea, set on twelve oxen

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1 Kings 7:23–26: the text says, “He made the molten sea ten cubits from brim to brim, round in shape. Its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it.” Under its brim around there were buds which encircled it for ten cubits, encircling the sea; the buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast. It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward. It was a hand width thick. Its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths. Where WEB reads “which encircled it for ten cubits” (7:24), the Korean Revised Version reads 매 규빗에 열개씩, ten to each cubit; and at 7:23 it names no maker, where WEB has “He”.

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1KI 7:23–26, engwebp
²³He made the molten sea ten cubits from brim to brim, round in shape. Its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it.
²⁴Under its brim around there were buds which encircled it for ten cubits, encircling the sea. The buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
²⁵It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward.
²⁶It was a hand width thick. Its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths.
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Machine comparison on 2026-10-07: the wording raised none of the 3 rules against the passages this entry cites. No person has read it.

Unresolved interpretation: The capacity of the molten sea

1 Kings 7:26 says the sea held two thousand baths.
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- 1KI 7:23–26, engwebp
  ²³He made the molten sea ten cubits from brim to brim, round in shape. Its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it.
  ²⁴Under its brim around there were buds which encircled it for ten cubits, encircling the sea. The buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
  ²⁵It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward.
  ²⁶It was a hand width thick. Its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths.
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2 Chronicles 4:5 says the sea held three thousand baths.
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- 2CH 4:1–6, engwebp
  ¹Then he made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
  ²Also he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim. It was round, five cubits high, and thirty cubits in circumference.
  ³Under it was the likeness of oxen, which encircled it, for ten cubits, encircling the sea. The oxen were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
  ⁴It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward.
  ⁵It was a handbreadth thick. Its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It received and held three thousand baths.
  ⁶He also made ten basins, and put five on the right hand and five on the left, to wash in them. The things that belonged to the burnt offering were washed in them, but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
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Hiram (son of a widow of Naphtali) — Took part in — The molten sea, set on twelve oxen

Evidence: 1 Kings 7:23–26

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Current wording: 1 Kings 7:23–26: the text says, “He made the molten sea ten cubits from brim to brim, round in shape. Its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it.” Under its brim around there were buds which encircled it for ten cubits, encircling the sea; the buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast. It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward. It was a hand width thick. Its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths. Where WEB reads “which encircled it for ten cubits” (7:24), the Korean Revised Version reads 매 규빗에 열개씩, ten to each cubit; and at 7:23 it names no maker, where WEB has “He”.
Cited evidence: 1KI 7:23–26, engwebp
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