1 Kings 7:24

7:24 Under the rim all the way around it ¹  were round ornaments ²  arranged in settings 15 feet long. ³  The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with “The Sea.” ⁴ 

1 Kings 7:30

7:30 Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports. Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths. ⁵ 

1 Kings 4:12

4:12 Baana son of Ahilud was in charge of Taanach and Megiddo, ⁶  as well as all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah and on past Jokmeam.

1 Kings 8:23

8:23 He prayed: ⁷  “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty ⁸  to your servants who obey you with sincerity. ⁹ 

¹ tn Heb “The Sea.” The proper noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Or “gourd-shaped ornaments.”

³ tn Heb “ten cubits surrounding the sea all around.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

⁴ tn Heb “the gourd-shaped ornaments were in two rows, cast in its casting.”

⁵ tn The precise meaning of this last word, translated “wreaths,” is uncertain.

⁹ map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.

¹³ tn Heb “said.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “one who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.

¹⁵ tn Heb “who walk before you with all their heart.”