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1 Kings 9:26-28
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26 He also had a lot of ships at Ezion-Geber, a town in Edom near Eloth on the Red Sea.[a] 27-28 King Hiram let some of his experienced sailors go to the country of Ophir[b] with Solomon's own sailors, and they brought back about 14 tons of gold for Solomon.

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Footnotes

  1. 9.26 Red Sea: Hebrew yam suph, here referring to the Gulf of Aqaba, since the term is extended to include the northeastern arm of the Red Sea (see also the note at Exodus 13.11).
  2. 9.27,28 Ophir: The location of this place is not known.
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