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 8:14

8:14 Then the king turned around ⁵  and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there. ⁶ 

1 Kings 18:37

18:37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, O Lord, are the true God ⁷  and that you are winning back their allegiance.” ⁸ 

[7:24]  ¹ tn Heb “The Sea.” The proper noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:24]  ² tn Or “gourd-shaped ornaments.”

[7:24]  ³ tn Heb “ten cubits surrounding the sea all around.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

[7:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “the gourd-shaped ornaments were in two rows, cast in its casting.”

[8:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “turned his face.”

[8:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he blessed all the assembly of Israel, and all the assembly of Israel was standing.”

[18:37]  ⁹ tn Heb “the God.”

[18:37]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “that you are turning their heart[s] back.”