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 Kings 18:43

18:43 He told his servant, “Go on up and look in the direction of the sea.” So he went on up, looked, and reported, “There is nothing.” ⁷  Seven times Elijah sent him to look. ⁸ 

[4:29]  ¹ tn Heb “heart,” i.e., mind. (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

[7:24]  ² tn Heb “The Sea.” The proper noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:24]  ³ tn Or “gourd-shaped ornaments.”

[7:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “ten cubits surrounding the sea all around.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

[7:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “the gourd-shaped ornaments were in two rows, cast in its casting.”

[9:26]  ³ tn Or “a fleet” (in which case “ships” would be implied).

[18:43]  ⁴ sn So he went on up, looked, and reported, “There is nothing.” Several times in this chapter those addressed by Elijah obey his orders. In vv. 20 and 42 Ahab does as instructed, in vv. 26 and 28 the prophets follow Elijah’s advice, and in vv. 30, 34, 40 and 43 the people and servants do as they are told. By juxtaposing Elijah’s commands with accounts of those commands being obeyed, the narrator emphasizes the authority of the Lord’s prophet.

[18:43]  ⁵ tn Heb “He said, ‘Return,’ seven times.”