26 King Solomon also built ships(A) at Ezion Geber,(B) which is near Elath(C) in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.[a] 27 And Hiram sent his men—sailors(D) who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men. 28 They sailed to Ophir(E) and brought back 420 talents[b] of gold,(F) which they delivered to King Solomon.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds
  2. 1 Kings 9:28 That is, about 16 tons or about 14 metric tons

26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.

27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

28 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

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31 Next to him, Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the room above the corner;

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31 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.

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32 and between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate(A) the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.

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32 And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.

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17 “‘Judah and Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat(A) from Minnith(B) and confections,[a] honey, olive oil and balm(C) for your wares.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 27:17 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

17 Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

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