It does no such thing.
It gives circumferences of some shields used to decorate the temple as well as the diameter. You, of all people, should recognize an approximation when you see one!
When we did calculations in high school, we didnt use the full value of pi. Ususally I used the "pi" button on my calculator, which gives 3.141592654. That, too, is an approximation. My teacher ususally used an approximation, too -- 3.14.
It's a non-issue.
It gives circumferences of some shields used to decorate the temple as well as the diameter. You, of all people, should recognize an approximation when you see one!
If you read through my posts above, you'll see that I definitely do believe it to be an approximation.
It's a non-issue.
It's a non-issue to a sensible person, but it is a serious issue to somebody who maintains that the Bible is literally true in its every particular. In that case, approximations cannot be assumed. The Bible didn't say, "about thirty cubits"; the Bible said, "thirty cubits".
Surely you've heard of "reductio ad absurdum"?