21. Huram put these two bronze columns at the porch of the Temple. One column was put on the south side of the entrance and one was put on the north side of it. The column on the south was named Jakin. The column on the north was named Boaz.
22. They put the flower-shaped capitals on top of the columns, and the work on the two columns was finished.
23. Then Huram melted bronze and poured it into a huge mold to make a tank, which was called “The Sea.” The tank was about 30 cubits around. It was 10 cubits across and 5 cubits deep.
24. There was a rim around the outer edge of the tank. Under this rim there were two rows of bronze gourds all around the tank. The bronze gourds were made in one piece as part of the tank.
25. The tank rested on the backs of 12 bronze bulls. All 12 of the bulls were looking out, away from the tank. Three were looking north, three east, three south, and three west.
26. The sides of the tank were 3 inches thick. The rim around the tank was like the rim of a cup or like the petals on a flower. The tank held about 11,000 gallons of water.