The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and precious stones.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
- BSB (The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.
- NKJV Also, the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood and precious stones.
- NASB The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and precious stones.
- NLT (In addition, the crews of Hiram and Solomon brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought red sandalwood and precious jewels.
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- 2 Chr 8:18Huram 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.
- 1 Kgs 10:11The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir, also brought in from Ophir great quantities of almug trees and precious stones.
- 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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