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1 Kings 9:26-28
Lexham English Bible
1 Kings 9:26-28
Lexham English Bible
26 King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-Geber which is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea[a] in the land of Edom. 27 Hiram sent his servants with the fleet of ships, sailors[b] who knew the sea, with the servants of Solomon. 28 They went to Ophir and imported from there four hundred and twenty talents of gold, and they brought it to King Solomon.
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- 1 Kings 9:26 Literally “sea of reed”
- 1 Kings 9:27 Literally “men of ships”
1 Kings 9:26-28
New International Version
1 Kings 9:26-28
New International Version
26 King Solomon also built ships(A) at Ezion Geber,(B) which is near Elath(C) in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.[a] 27 And Hiram sent his men—sailors(D) who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men. 28 They sailed to Ophir(E) and brought back 420 talents[b] of gold,(F) which they delivered to King Solomon.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds
- 1 Kings 9:28 That is, about 16 tons or about 14 metric tons
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