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1 Kings 9:26-28
New King James Version
1 Kings 9:26-28
New King James Version
26 (A)King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at (B)Ezion Geber, which is near [a]Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. 27 (C)Then Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, seamen who knew the sea, to work with the servants of Solomon. 28 And they went to (D)Ophir, and acquired four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.
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- 1 Kings 9:26 Heb. Eloth
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.
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- 1 Kings 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds
- 1 Kings 9:28 That is, about 16 tons or about 14 metric tons
1 Kings 9:26-28
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1 Kings 9:26-28
King James Version
26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
28 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
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