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|1 Reyes 7:24|
Below the rim, gourds encircled it — ten to a cubit. The gourds were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.
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25
|1 Reyes 7:25|
The 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 towards the centre.
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26
|1 Reyes 7:26|
It was a handbreadth [That is, about 3 inches (about 8 centimetres)] in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths. [That is, probably about 9,700 gallons (about 44 kilolitres); the Septuagint does not have this sentence.]
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27
|1 Reyes 7:27|
He also made ten movable stands of bronze; each was four cubits long, four wide and three high. [That is, about 6 feet (about 1.8 metres) long and wide and about 4 1/2 feet (about 1.4 metres) high]
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28
|1 Reyes 7:28|
This is how the stands were made: They had side panels attached to uprights.
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29
|1 Reyes 7:29|
On the panels between the uprights were lions, bulls and cherubim — and on the uprights as well. Above and below the lions and bulls were wreaths of hammered work.
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30
|1 Reyes 7:30|
Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and each had a basin resting on four supports, cast with wreaths on each side.
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31
|1 Reyes 7:31|
On the inside of the stand there was an opening that had a circular frame one cubit [That is, about 1 1/2 feet (about 0.5 metre)] deep. This opening was round, and with its basework it measured a cubit and a half. [That is, about 2 1/4 feet (about 0.7 metre); also in verse 32] Around its opening there was engraving. The panels of the stands were square, not round.
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32
|1 Reyes 7:32|
The four wheels were under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand. The diameter of each wheel was a cubit and a half.
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33
|1 Reyes 7:33|
The wheels were made like chariot wheels; the axles, rims, spokes and hubs were all of cast metal.
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Sugerencias
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