Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 8:17-18
17Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth1 on the coast of Edom.2 18So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold,3 which they delivered to King Solomon.
Notes
- 1. 2 Chronicles 8:17 Eloth is a variant of Elath; see LXX, 2 Kings 14:22, and 2 Kings 16:6. ↩
- 2. 2 Chronicles 8:17 That is, along the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom ↩
- 3. 2 Chronicles 8:18 450 talents is approximately 17 tons or 15.4 metric tons of gold. ↩
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 8
- 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
- John Wesley’s Notes
- 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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