How many baths did the sea of cast metal hold — 2,000 or 3,000?
1 Kings 7:26, It was a handbreadth [about 3 inches or 8 cm] in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths [about 11,500 gallons or 44 Kl]”. 2 Chronicles 4:5, “It was a handbreadth [about 3 inches or 8 cm] in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held three thousand baths [about 17,500 gallons or 66 Kl].
