1 Kings 7:24

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

1 Kings 8:8

8:8 The poles were so long their ends were visible from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. They have remained there to this very day.

1 Kings 22:10

22:10 Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah were sitting on their respective thrones, dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria. All the prophets were prophesying before them.


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 The proper noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

tn Or “gourd-shaped ornaments.”

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

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

tn Heb “they could not be seen outside.”

tn Heb “were sitting, a man on his throne.”

map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.