And by his servants Huram sent him ships and servants who knew the sea; and they went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and took from there 450 talents of gold, and brought it to King Solomon.
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- WEB Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
- KJV And 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.
- BSB So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.
- NKJV And Hiram sent him ships by the hand of his servants, and servants who knew the sea. They went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and fifty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.
- NLT Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers and manned by experienced crews of sailors. These ships sailed to Ophir with Solomon’s men and brought back to Solomon almost seventeen tons of gold.
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Huram sends ships and skilled sailors who, with Solomon's men, bring back 450 talents of gold from Ophir. It displays the extraordinary wealth flowing into Solomon's kingdom.
Overview
The partnership with Tyre's experienced seamen made Solomon's distant trade possible. The enormous quantity of gold from Ophir illustrates the prosperity God granted him. Such abundance fulfilled God's promise to give Solomon riches beyond any king, a glory anticipating the greater riches of Christ's kingdom.
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- 2 Chr 9:10The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and precious stones.
- 2 Chr 9:13Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,
- Eccl 2:8I also gathered silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men — musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
- 1 Kgs 10:22For the king had a fleet of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
- 1 Kgs 9:27–28Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
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