1 Raja-raja 7:23

7:23 He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” ¹  It measured 15 feet ²  from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet ³  high. Its circumference was 45 feet. ⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 7:27-39

7:27 He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet ⁵  long, six feet ⁶  wide, and four-and-a-half feet ⁷  high. 7:28 The stands were constructed with frames between the joints. 7:29 On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths. ⁸  7:30 Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports. Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths. ⁹  7:31 Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. ¹⁰  On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames. ¹¹  7:32 The four wheels were under the frames and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was two and one-quarter feet ¹²  high. 7:33 The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal. 7:34 Each stand had four supports, one per side projecting out from the stand. ¹³  7:35 On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; ¹⁴  there were also supports and frames on top of the stands. 7:36 He engraved ornamental cherubs, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, ¹⁵  with wreaths ¹⁶  all around. 7:37 He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.

7:38 He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons. ¹⁷  Each basin was six feet in diameter; ¹⁸  there was one basin for each stand. 7:39 He put five basins on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put “The Sea” on the south side, in the southeast corner.

[7:23]  ¹ tn Heb “He made the sea, cast.”

[7:23]  sn This large basin that was mounted on twelve bronze bulls and contained water for the priests to bathe themselves (2 Chr 4:6; cf. Exod 30:17-21).

[7:23]  ² tn Heb “ten cubits.”

[7:23]  ³ tn Heb “five cubits.”

[7:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “and a measuring line went around it thirty cubits all around.”

[7:27]  ⁵ tn Heb “four cubits.”

[7:27]  ⁶ tn Heb “four cubits.”

[7:27]  ⁷ tn Heb “three cubits.”

[7:29]  ⁸ tn The precise meaning of these final words is uncertain. A possible literal translation would be, “wreaths, the work of descent.”

[7:30]  ⁹ tn The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.

[7:31]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “And its opening from the inside to the top and upwards [was] a cubit, and its opening was round, the work of a stand, a cubit-and-a-half.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

[7:31]  ¹¹ tn Heb “also over its opening were carvings and their frames [were] squared, not round.”

[7:32]  ¹² tn Heb “a cubit-and-a-half” (a cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm).

[7:34]  ¹³ tn Heb “four shoulders to the four sides of each stand, from the stand its shoulders.” The precise meaning of the description is uncertain.

[7:35]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and on top of the stand, a half cubit [in] height, round all around” (the meaning of this description is uncertain).

[7:36]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “according to the space of each.”

[7:36]  ¹⁶ tn The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.

[7:38]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “forty baths” (a bath was a liquid measure roughly equivalent to six gallons).

[7:38]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “four cubits, each basin.” It is unclear which dimension is being measured.