2 Chronicles 4:2-6

2He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters high. It took a line of thirty cubits That is, about 45 feet or about 14 meters to measure around it.

3Below the rim, figures of bulls encircled it—ten to a cubit. That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters The bulls were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea. 4The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center.

5It was a handbreadth That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held three thousand baths. That is, about 18,000 gallons or about 66,000 liters

6He then made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. In them the things to be used for the burnt offerings were rinsed, but the Sea was to be used by the priests for washing.