1 Kings 7:44

7:44 the big bronze basin called “The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath, ¹ 

1 Kings 4:20

Solomon’s Wealth and Fame

4:20 The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy.

1 Kings 9:27

9:27 Hiram sent his fleet and some of his sailors, who were well acquainted with the sea, to serve with Solomon’s men. ² 

1 Kings 4:29

4:29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding ³  was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.

1 Kings 7:24

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

1 Kings 7:23

7:23 He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” ⁸  It measured 15 feet ⁹  from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet ¹⁰  high. Its circumference was 45 feet. ¹¹ 

1 Kings 7:39

7:39 He put five basins on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put “The Sea” on the south side, in the southeast corner.

¹ tn Heb “underneath ‘The Sea.’”

² tn Heb “and Hiram sent with the fleet his servants, men of ships, [who] know the sea, [to be] with the servants of Solomon.”

³ tn Heb “heart,” i.e., mind. (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

⁴ tn Heb “The Sea.” The proper noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Or “gourd-shaped ornaments.”

⁶ tn Heb “ten cubits surrounding the sea all around.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

⁷ tn Heb “the gourd-shaped ornaments were in two rows, cast in its casting.”

⁵ tn Heb “He made the sea, cast.”

⁶ tn Heb “ten cubits.”

⁷ tn Heb “five cubits.”

⁸ tn Heb “and a measuring line went around it thirty cubits all around.”