Citing limitations in the calculation abilities of the time is not a cover for the obvious incorrect number presented in Kings. If it were meant to be inerrant, the passage would have presented the correct value despite the availability of a decimal place. Alternatively, the text could have said “about 3”.
The bible is divinely inspired, but not literally inerrant.
Oh really, please provide better exegesis for that observation, you so far can only provide eisegesis . LOL, hebrew language has no words to describe decimal places, yet you insist that it do so, how utterly vacant is that logic. The fact that
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/bibleval.htm
can so easily understand what is being DESCRIBED here bucky boy, when you can't even tell me anything more detailed is really telling on your reasoning skills. You can't even look up allegory in application to the passage and see you are wrong. The passage here is not wrong - the math and logical application of the DESCRIBED item actually do come to approximately 3.14 - prove the math people wrong at purple.
The word "brim" KJV used here is sephethwhich carries the idea of 'termination', basically from edge to edge. (score on for the purple team) It also states in vs 26 that it was one 'hand' thick. Using their basic assumptions of distances for cubits and hands, one discovers that the inner circumference is 30 cubits. Wow, do the math they do and they come up with 3.1395348837..., or about 3.14. Given the assumptions of the actual lengths of a cubit or hand, this is pretty well spot on for that age and technology.
But the bible wasn't trying to establish the value for pi in the context of the passage, it is describing in general terms the basin and clearly the math supports that the dimensions are correct for the math involved. Sorry bucky boy, spewing common skeptic garbage that is disproved by a non-Christian site is rookie league stuff.
But, but, but you will cry the bible says "3", I still wait to see that number found in the passage, but if that passes for bible scholarship to you, eh. Watching you tie your self in knots has been enjoyable but your village has called and I have Christmas decorations to set up.