sea the molten

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sea the molten - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Sea, The molten
  the great laver made by Solomon for the use of the priests in
  the temple, described in 1 Kings 7:23-26; 2 Chr. 4:2-5. It stood
  in the south-eastern corner of the inner court. It was 5 cubits
  high, 10 in diameter from brim to brim, and 30 in circumference.
  It was placed on the backs of twelve oxen, standing with their
  faces outward. It was capable of containing two or three
  thousand baths of water (comp. 2 Chr. 4:5), which was originally
  supplied by the Gibeonites, but was afterwards brought by a
  conduit from the pools of Bethlehem. It was made of "brass"
  (copper), which Solomon had taken from the captured cities of
  Hadarezer, the king of Zobah (1 Chr. 18:8). Ahaz afterwards
  removed this laver from the oxen, and placed it on a stone
  pavement (2 Kings 16:17). It was destroyed by the Chaldeans
  (25:13).