1 Kings 4:29

4:29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding ¹  was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.

1 Kings 7:24

7:24 Under the rim all the way around it ²  were round ornaments ³  arranged in settings 15 feet long. ⁴  The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with “The Sea.” ⁵ 

1 Kings 9:26

9:26 King Solomon also built ships ⁶  in Ezion Geber, which is located near Elat in the land of Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.

¹ tn Heb “heart,” i.e., mind. (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

² tn Heb “The Sea.” The proper noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Or “gourd-shaped ornaments.”

⁴ tn Heb “ten cubits surrounding the sea all around.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

⁵ tn Heb “the gourd-shaped ornaments were in two rows, cast in its casting.”

³ tn Or “a fleet” (in which case “ships” would be implied).