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 7:35

7:35 On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; ⁵  there were also supports and frames on top of the stands.

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 The proper noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.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 Heb “and on top of the stand, a half cubit [in] height, round all around” (the meaning of this description is uncertain).