Discovery Box2 Chronicles 4:2 
Context4:2 He also made the big bronze basin called “The Sea.” 1 It measured 15 feet 2 from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven and one-half feet 3 high. Its circumference was 45 feet. 4
2 Chronicles 21:17
Context21:17 They attacked Judah and swept through it. 5 They carried off everything they found in the royal palace, 6 including his sons and wives. None of his sons was left, except for his youngest, Ahaziah.
2 Chronicles 34:28
Context34:28 ‘Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. 7 You will not have to witness all the disaster I will bring on this place and its residents.’”’” Then they reported back to the king.
1 tn Heb “He made the sea, cast.”
sn The large bronze basin known as “The Sea” was mounted on twelve bronze bulls and contained water for the priests to bathe themselves (see v. 6; cf. Exod 30:17-21).
2 tn Heb “ten cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the diameter would have been 15 feet (4.5 m).
3 tn Heb “five cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the height would have been 7.5 feet (2.25 m).
4 tn Heb “and a measuring line went around it thirty cubits all around.”
5 tn Heb “broke it up.”
6 tn Heb “all the property which was found in the house of the king.”
7 tn Heb “Therefore, behold, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your tomb in peace.”
