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1 Kings 9:27

HiramSolomon

25 And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.

26 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.

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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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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  • 1 Kings 5:9

    My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

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  • 1 Kings 10:11

    And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

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  • 1 Kings 5:6

    Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.

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  • 1 Kings 22:49

    Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:36–37

    And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

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