1 Kings 9
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1 Kings 9:26-28

26KingH4428 SolomonH8010 also assembledH6213 a fleet of shipsH590 at Ezion-geberH6100, whichH834 is nearH854 ElothH3591 in EdomH123, onH5921 the shoreH8193 of the RedH5488 SeaH3220.2 27And HiramH2438 sentH7971 his servantsH5650, sailorsH582H591 who knewH3045 the seaH3220, to serve in the fleetH590 withH5973 Solomon’sH8010 servantsH5650. 28They sailedH935 to OphirH211 and importedH3947 goldH2091 from thereH8033—420H702H3967H6242 talentsH36033—and deliveredH935 it toH413H4428 SolomonH8010.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 9:26 Eloth is a variant of Elath; see LXX, 2 Kings 14:22, and 2 Kings 16:6. ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 9:28 420 talents is approximately 15.8 tons or 14.4 metric tons of gold. ↩

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