Discovery Box1 Kings 7:23 
Context7:23 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
Context10:22 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
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.”
