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

9Thank the Lord your God, who is pleased with you. He has put you on the throne of Israel. Because of your God’s eternal love for the people of Israel, he has made you king so that you would maintain justice and righteousness.” 10She gave the king 9,000 pounds of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such a large quantity of spices brought ⌞into Israel⌟ as those that the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon. Hiram’s fleet that brought gold from Ophir also brought a large quantity of sandalwood and precious stones from Ophir. 12With the sandalwood the king made supports for the Lord’s temple and the royal palace, and lyres and harps for the singers. Never again was sandalwood like this imported ⌞into Israel⌟, nor has any been seen ⌞there⌟ to this day. 13King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba anything she wanted, whatever she asked for, besides what he had given her out of his royal generosity. Then she and her servants went back to her country.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the navyאֳנִי'onîy · fleetH590
• also of Hiramחִירָםchîyrâm chîyrôm · HiramH2438
• that broughtנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• from Ophirאוֹפִיר'ôphîyr 'ôphîyr 'ôphir · OphirH211
• brought inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• greatמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• plentyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• of almugאַלְמֻגִּים'almuggiym · almugH484
• treesעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• and preciousיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:11

• 1 Kings 9:27Hiram sent his own servants ⌞who were⌟ experienced seamen with the fleet. Along with Solomon’s servants
• 2 Chronicles 8:18Huram sent his own servants and his experienced sailors with ships to Solomon. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir, got 33,750 pounds of gold, and brought it to King Solomon.
• Psalms 45:9The daughters of kings are among your noble ladies. The queen takes her place at your right hand and wears gold from Ophir.
• 2 Chronicles 2:8Send me cedar, cypress, and sandalwood from Lebanon. I know that your servants are skilled Lebanese lumberjacks. My workers will work with your workers.
• 2 Chronicles 9:10Huram’s servants and Solomon’s servants who brought gold from Ophir also brought sandalwood 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