1 Kings 6:3

6:3 The porch in front of the main hall of the temple was 30 feet ¹  long, corresponding to the width of the temple. It was 15 feet ²  wide, extending out from the front of the temple.

1 Kings 7:24

7:24 Under the rim all the way around it ³  were round ornaments ⁴  arranged in settings 15 feet long. ⁵  The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with “The Sea.” ⁶ 

¹ tn Heb “twenty cubits.”

² tn Heb “ten cubits.”

³ tn Heb “The Sea.” The proper noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tn Or “gourd-shaped ornaments.”

⁵ tn Heb “ten cubits surrounding the sea all around.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

⁶ tn Heb “the gourd-shaped ornaments were in two rows, cast in its casting.”