1 Kings 7:24

And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.

Cross-reference

1 Kings 6:18 Related theme

1 Kings 6:18 shows the same gourd ornamentation on the temple's cedar panels, tying the decorative theme.

In 2 Chronicles 4:3, the same detail about gourds under the brim is recorded verbatim, confirming the parallel account of the molten sea.