KJV King James Version
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 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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
(The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.
WEB World English Bible
The navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees and precious stones.
ASV American Standard Version
And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug-trees and precious stones.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And also, the navy of Hiram that bore gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir almug-trees very many, and precious stone;
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 10
8 Happy [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom.
9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.
13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside [that] which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְגַם֙H1571 · gamalsoאֳנִ֣יH590 · o.nifleetחִירָ֔םH2438 · chi.ramHiramאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichנָשָׂ֥אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseזָהָ֖בH2091 · za.havgoldמֵאוֹפִ֑ירH211 · o.phirOphirהֵבִ֨יאH935 · boto come (in): comeמֵאֹפִ֜ירH211 · o.phirOphirעֲצֵ֧יH6086 · etstree: woodאַלְמֻגִּ֛יםH484 · al.mug.gimalmugהַרְבֵּ֥הH7235 · ra.vahto multiplyמְאֹ֖דH3966 · me.odmuchוְאֶ֥בֶןH68 · e.venstoneיְקָרָֽה׃H3368 · ya.qarprecious
Cross-references
1 Kings 9:27-28And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.2 Chronicles 8:18And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought [them] to king Solomon.Psalm 45:9Kings’ daughters [were] among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.2 Chronicles 9:10-11And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.2 Chronicles 2:8Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants [shall be] with thy servants,
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