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2 Chronicles 8:17-18
New Living Translation
2 Chronicles 8:17-18
New Living Translation
17 Later Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Elath,[a] ports along the shore of the Red Sea[b] in the land of Edom. 18 Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers and manned by experienced crews of sailors. These ships sailed to Ophir with Solomon’s men and brought back to Solomon almost seventeen tons[c] of gold.
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- 8:17a As in Greek version (see also 2 Kgs 14:22; 16:6); Hebrew reads Eloth, a variant spelling of Elath.
- 8:17b As in parallel text at 1 Kgs 9:26; Hebrew reads the sea.
- 8:18 Hebrew 450 talents [15.3 metric tons].
2 Chronicles 8:17-18
New International Version
2 Chronicles 8:17-18
New International Version
17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast of Edom. 18 And Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own men, sailors who knew the sea. These, with Solomon’s men, sailed to Ophir and brought back four hundred and fifty talents[a] of gold,(A) which they delivered to King Solomon.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 8:18 That is, about 17 tons or about 15 metric tons
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