1 Kings 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 

Ex 25:31-36; Ex 37:17-22; 1Ki 6:18; 2Ch 4:3

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 The proper noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Or “gourd-shaped ornaments.”

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

⁴ tn Heb “the gourd-shaped ornaments were in two rows, cast in its casting.”