1 Kings 9:26-28
New American Standard Bible 1995
26 King Solomon also built a (A)fleet of ships in (B)Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the [a]Red Sea, in the land of Edom. 27 (C)And Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, sailors who knew the sea, along with the servants of Solomon. 28 They went to (D)Ophir and took four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.
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- 1 Kings 9:26 Lit Sea of Reeds
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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