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

1 Kings 7:23

23 He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” ^{▼▼ Heb “He made the sea, cast.”} ^{▼▼ 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).} It measured 15 feet ^{▼▼ Heb “ten cubits.”} from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet ^{▼▼ Heb “five cubits.”} high. Its circumference was 45 feet. ^{▼▼ Heb “and a measuring line went around it thirty cubits all around.”}