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1 Kings 9:27

HiramSolomon

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.

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

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
And Hiram sent his servants, men who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.
KJV
And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
WEB
Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
ASV
And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
DARBY
And Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon;
BLB
And Hiram sent with the ships his servants, men of ships who knew the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
ÅB
Og Hiram sendte sine folk, sjøvant mannskap, på skipene sammen med Salomos folk.
OTB
Og Hiram sendte sine tjenere med flåten, sjøfolk som kjente havet, sammen med Salomos tjenere.
B1930
Og Hiram sendte sine folk, sjøvant mannskap, på skibene sammen med Salomos folk.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 5:9

    My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”

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  • 1 Kings 10:11

    (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.

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  • 1 Kings 5:6

    Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”

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  • 1 Kings 22:49

    At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:36–37

    They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.

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