1 Kings 7:38
Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver. Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
The verse describes ten lavers made of brass for the courts of the temple. Five of these lavers were set on each side of the temple. Their purpose was to wash the offerings that were prepared for the burnt offering. By contrast, the separate molten sea served for the washing of the priests themselves.