1 Kings 7:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.”
1 Kings 7:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 7:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 7:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He made the molten sea ten cubits from brim to brim, round in shape. Its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it.”
1 Kings 7:23 — World English Bible
1 Kings 7:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about. ”
1 Kings 7:23 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 7:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he maketh the molten sea, ten by the cubit from its edge unto its edge; <FI>it is<Fi> round all about, and five by the cubit <FI>is<Fi> its height, and a line of thirty by the cubit doth compass it round about;”
1 Kings 7:23 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 7:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he made the sea, molten, ten cubits from brim to brim, round all about; and its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encompassed it round about. ”
1 Kings 7:23 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 7:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he made a molten sea ten cubites wide from brim to brim, rounde in compasse, and fiue cubites hie, and a line of thirtie cubites did compasse it about.”
1 Kings 7:23 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 7:23 in Context — 1 Kings 7
21 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
22 And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
23 And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
24 And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
What Does 1 Kings 7:23 Mean?
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