1 Kings 10:11

1 Kings 10:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
• New International Version (NIV)(Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir; and from there they brought great cargoes of almugwood and precious stones.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, the fleet of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir a very great amount of almug wood and precious stones.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also, the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought great quantities of almug wood and precious stones from Ophir.

Context of 1 Kings 10:11

9Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel! Because Jehovah loves Israel for ever, therefore did he make thee king, to do judgment and justice. 10And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in very great abundance, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as those which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. (And the fleet also of Hiram, which carried gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir sandal-wood in very great abundance, and precious stones. 12And the king made of the sandal-wood a balustrade for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, and harps and lutes for the singers. There came no such sandal-wood, nor was there seen to this day.) 13And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides what he gave her of the bounty of king Solomon. And she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.

1 Kings 10:11 word by word

וְגַם֙ אֳנִ֣י חִירָ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־נָשָׂ֥א זָהָ֖ב מֵאוֹפִ֑יר הֵבִ֨יא מֵאֹפִ֜יר עֲצֵ֧י אַלְמֻגִּ֛ים הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹ֖ד וְאֶ֥בֶן יְקָרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• Hiramחִירָםchîyrâm chîyrôm · HiramH2438
• carriedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• Ophirאוֹפִיר'ôphîyr 'ôphîyr 'ôphir · OphirH211
• broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• abundanceרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• preciousיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68

People and places in 1 Kings 10:11

• Hiram
• Ophir

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:11

• 1 Kings 9:27And Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon;
• 2 Chronicles 8:18And Huram sent him by his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
• Psalms 45:9Kings' daughters are among thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
• 2 Chronicles 2:8Send me also cedar-trees, cypress-trees, and sandal-wood trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that thy servants are experienced in cutting timber in Lebanon; and behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
• 2 Chronicles 9:10(And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought sandal-wood and precious stones.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Great plenty of almug trees - In the parallel place, 2 Chronicles 9:10, 2 Chronicles 9:11, these are called algum trees, the ם mem and the ג gimel being transposed; probably the latter is the more correct orthography. What the algum trees were we do not exactly know. The Vulgate calls it ligna thyina, the thya or lignum vitae wood; and Mr. Parkhurst thinks that the original אלגומים algumim, comes from אל al, not, and גם gem, to fill; because the lignum…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The navy of Hiram - i. e., Solomon‘s navy in the Red Sea, which was chiefly manned by subjects of Hiram. (see the marginal reference). Almug-trees - Probably the sandal-wood tree (pterocarpus santalinus). The wood is very heavy, hard, and fine grained, and of a beautiful garnet color, which, according to the rabbinical writers, was the color of the algum. One of the names of the red sandal-wood, in its own native country (India) is “valguka,” a word of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Sandalwood is a reddish-brown wood from India, prized for its fragrant essential oil. Ancient tablets from Ras Shamra and Alalakh show it was also valued for making high-quality furniture and musical instruments.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. almug trees--Parenthetically, along with the valuable presents of the queen of Sheba, is mentioned a foreign wood, which was brought in the Ophir ships. It is thought by some to be the sandalwood; by others, to be the deodar--a species of fragrant fir, much used in India for sacred and important works. Solomon used it for stairs in his temple and palace (2Ch 9:11), but chiefly for musical instruments.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 10:11

• Algum
• Commerce
• Diplomacy
• Exports
• Gold
• Hiram
• Navy
• Ophir
• Queen
• Ship
• Solomon
• Stones
• Tyre
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Precious Stones
• Almug Trees
• Exceed
• Harp
• Hiram
• House
• Merchant
• Navy
• Ophir
• Seek

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10

• 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