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1 Kings 9:26

EsauSolomonEdomElothEzion-geberRed Sea

24 As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.

25 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.

King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.

27 And Hiram sent his servants, men who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.

28 They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents —and delivered it to Solomon.

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BSB
King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
KJV
And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
WEB
King Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
ASV
And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
DARBY
And king Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion-Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
BLB
And King Solomon built a fleet at Ezion-geber, which [is] near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom.
ÅB
Kong Salomo lot også bygge skip i Esjon-Geber, som ligger ved Elot på bredden av det Røde Hav i Edoms land.
OTB
Kong Salomo bygde også en flåte av skip ved Esjon-Geber, som er nær Elot ved bredden av Rødehavet, i Edoms land.
B1930
Kong Salomo lot også bygge skiber i Esjon-Geber, som ligger ved Elot på bredden av det Røde Hav i Edoms land.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 22:48

    Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

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  • Numbers 33:35

    They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:8

    So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.

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  • 2 Chronicles 8:17–18

    Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.

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  • 2 Kings 14:22

    Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.

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  • 2 Chronicles 8:11–12

    Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”

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