Nave’s Topical Bible
Ophir
12 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Son of Joktan
- A country celebrated for its gold and other valuable merchandise
- Products of, used by Solomon and Hiram
1 Kings 9:28; 1 Kings 10:11; 2 Chronicles 8:18; 2 Chronicles 9:10
- Jehoshaphat sends ships to, which are wrecked at sea
- Gold of, proverbial for its fineness
1 Chronicles 29:4; Job 22:24; Job 28:16; Psalms 45:9; Isaiah 13:12
- Products of, used by Solomon and Hiram
Bible verses about “Ophir”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Genesis 10:29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:23And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
- 1 Kings 9:28And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
- 1 Kings 10:11And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
- 2 Chronicles 8:18And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:10And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
- 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.
- 1 Chronicles 29:4Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:
- Job 22:24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
- Job 28:16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
- Psalms 45:9Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
- Isaiah 13:12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.