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Under it were figures of gourds,[a] for thirty[b] cubits, compassing the sea round about; the gourds[c] were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast. It stood upon twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; the sea was set upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. Its thickness was a handbreadth; and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily; it held over three thousand baths.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 4:3 1 Kg 7.24: Heb oxen
  2. 2 Chronicles 4:3 Compare verse 2: Heb ten
  3. 2 Chronicles 4:3 1 Kg 7.24: Heb oxen

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