1 Kings 7:23

7:23 He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” ¹  It measured 15 feet ²  from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet ³  high. Its circumference was 45 feet. ⁴ 

1 Kings 10:22

10:22 Along with Hiram’s fleet, the king had a fleet of large merchant ships ⁵  that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet ⁶  came into port with cargoes of ⁷  gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. ⁸ 

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¹ tn Heb “He made the sea, cast.”

sn This large basin that was mounted on twelve bronze bulls and contained water for the priests to bathe themselves (2 Chr 4:6; cf. Exod 30:17-21).

² tn Heb “ten cubits.”

³ tn Heb “five cubits.”

⁴ tn Heb “and a measuring line went around it thirty cubits all around.”

⁵ tn Heb “a fleet of Tarshish [ships].” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.

⁶ tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”

⁷ tn Heb “came carrying.”

⁸ tn The meaning of this word is unclear. Some suggest “baboons.”