1 Kings 7:26

7:26 It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold about 12,000 gallons. ¹ 

1 Kings 4:29

4:29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding ²  was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.

1 Kings 7:24

7:24 Under the rim all the way around it ³  were round ornaments ⁴  arranged in settings 15 feet long. ⁵  The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with “The Sea.” ⁶ 

1 Kings 9:26

9:26 King Solomon also built ships ⁷  in Ezion Geber, which is located near Elat in the land of Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.

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 

[7:26]  ¹ tn Heb “two thousand baths” (a bath was a liquid measure roughly equivalent to six gallons).

[4:29]  ² tn Heb “heart,” i.e., mind. (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)

[7:24]  ³ tn Heb “The Sea.” The proper noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:24]  ⁴ tn Or “gourd-shaped ornaments.”

[7:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “ten cubits surrounding the sea all around.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain.

[7:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “the gourd-shaped ornaments were in two rows, cast in its casting.”

[9:26]  ⁴ tn Or “a fleet” (in which case “ships” would be implied).

[7:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “He made the sea, cast.”

[7:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “ten cubits.”

[7:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “five cubits.”

[7:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “and a measuring line went around it thirty cubits all around.”