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1 Kings 9:28

SolomonOphir

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.

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

They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents —and delivered it to Solomon.
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BSB
They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents —and delivered it to Solomon.
KJV
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
WEB
They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to King Solomon.
ASV
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
DARBY
and they went to Ophir, and fetched thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
BLB
And they went to Ophir and acquired from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and they brought it to King Solomon.
ÅB
De kom til Ofir og hentet gull derfra, fire hundre og tyve talenter, og førte det hjem til kong Salomo.
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OTB
De reiste til Ofir og skaffet fire hundre og tjue talenter gull derfra, og brakte det til kong Salomo.
B1930
De kom til Ofir og hentet gull derfra, fire hundre og tyve talenter, og førte det hjem til kong Salomo.

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 29:4

    three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,

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  • 2 Chronicles 8:18

    So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.

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  • Job 28:16

    It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

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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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  • Isaiah 13:12

    I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.

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  • Job 22:24

    and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,

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  • Psalms 45:9

    The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.

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  • 2 Chronicles 9:10

    (The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.

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