1 Kings 7:26

7:26 It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold about 12,000 gallons.

1 Kings 7:38

7:38 He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons. Each basin was six feet in diameter; there was one basin for each stand.


tn Heb “two thousand baths” (a bath was a liquid measure roughly equivalent to six gallons).

tn Heb “forty baths” (a bath was a liquid measure roughly equivalent to six gallons).

tn Heb “four cubits, each basin.” It is unclear which dimension is being measured.