1 Kings 9:27

1 Kings 9:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
• New International Version (NIV)And Hiram sent his men—sailors who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Hiram sent with the fleet his servants, seamen who were familiar with the sea, together with the servants of Solomon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, seamen who knew the sea, to work with the servants of Solomon.

Context of 1 Kings 9:27

25Three times every year Solomon offered burnt offerings and friendship offerings as sacrifices to the Lord. He did this on the altar that he had built for the Lord. With these offerings, he also burned incense to worship the Lord. So the temple became the place to worship the Lord. 26King Solomon also built ships at Ezion-Geber. This place is near Elath in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea. Hiram had sailors who knew how to sail ships on the sea. He sent some of these men to work with Solomon's sailors. 28They sailed to Ophir and they brought back about 14 tons of gold. They gave it to King Solomon.

1 Kings 9:27 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח חִירָ֤ם בָּֽאֳנִי֙ אֶת־עֲבָדָ֔יו אַנְשֵׁ֣י אֳנִיּ֔וֹת יֹדְעֵ֖י הַיָּ֑ם עִ֖ם עַבְדֵ֥י שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Hiramחִירָםchîyrâm chîyrôm · HiramH2438
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• in the navyאֳנִי'onîy · fleetH590
• his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• shipmenאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
• shipmenאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• that had knowledgeיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010

Cross-references for 1 Kings 9:27

• 1 Kings 5:6So please tell your men to cut down cedar trees in Lebanon for me. We ourselves do not have people who know how to cut wood from trees as well as your men from Sidon. So our men will help your men with the work. And I will pay your workers whatever you decide is right.’
• 1 Kings 22:49At that time, Ahab's son Ahaziah said to Jehoshaphat, ‘Let my sailors join with your sailors on the ships.’ But Jehoshaphat refused.
• 2 Chronicles 20:36They agreed to build big ships that would bring things from countries that were far away. They built the ships in Ezion-Geber.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Shipmen - See 1 Kings 5:6 note. With respect to the acquaintance of the Phoenicians with this particular sea, it may be observed that they are not unlikely to have had trading settlements there, as they had in the Persian Gulf, even at this early period. The commerce with Ophir was probably an established trade, previously either in their hands or in those of the Egyptians, when Solomon determined to have a share in it. The Egyptians had navigated the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 15-28 Here is a further account of Solomon's greatness. He began at the right end, for he built God's house first, and finished that before he began his own; then God blessed him, and he prospered in all his other buildings. Let piety begin, and profit follow; leave pleasure to the last. Whatever pains we take for the glory of God, and to profit others, we are likely to have the advantage. Canaan, the holy land, the glory of all lands, had no gold…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-28The seaport of Ezion-geber was on the Gulf of Aqaba, which connects to the Red Sea. The exact location of Ophir is unknown, but it might have been in southwestern Arabia, eastern Africa, or India. The mention of gold and other valuable goods (see 1 Kings 10:11–12) highlights its importance for trade.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 9:27

• Commerce
• Diplomacy
• Hiram
• Mariners (Sailors)
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Chief
• Hiram
• Levy
• Ships
• Kings, Books of
• Phoenicia; Phoenicians
• Red Sea
• Ships and Boats

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