Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 9:26-28
26King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth1 in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.2 27And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants. 28They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents3—and delivered it to Solomon.
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 9:26 Eloth is a variant of Elath; see LXX, 2 Kings 14:22, and 2 Kings 16:6. ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 9:28 420 talents is approximately 15.8 tons or 14.4 metric tons of gold. ↩
Commentaries on 1 Kings 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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