2 Chronicles 4:5

5 It was a handbreadth thick, ^[a] and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths. ^[b]

2 Chronicles 4:5 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 3:5

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).

2 Chronicles 4:5 In-Context

3 Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.

4 The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.

5 It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.

6 He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing.

7 He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.

Footnotes

• [a]. A handbreadth is approximately 2.9 inches or 7.4 centimeters.
• [b]. 3,000 baths is approximately 17,400 gallons or 66,000 liters.