KJV King James Version
And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which [is] beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
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1 Kings 9:26
And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which [is] beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And a navy hath king Solomon made in Ezion-Geber, that is beside Eloth, on the edge of the Sea of Suph, in the land of Edom.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 9
23 These [were] the chief of the officers that [were] over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
24 But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which [Solomon] had built for her: then did he build Millo.
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 Eziongeber, which [is] beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
27 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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וָאֳנִ֡יH590 · o.nifleetעָשָׂה֩H6213 · a.sahto make: doהַמֶּ֨לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingשְׁלֹמֹ֜הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonבְּעֶצְיֽוֹן־H6100 · ets.yon ge.verEzion-geberגֶּ֨בֶרH6100 · ets.yon ge.verEzion-geberאֲשֶׁ֧רH834 · a.sherwhichאֶת־H854 · etwithאֵל֛וֹתH359 · e.latElathעַל־H5921 · aluponשְׂפַ֥תH8193 · sa.phahlipsיַם־H3220 · yamseaס֖וּףH5488 · suphRed (Sea)בְּאֶ֥רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאֱדֽוֹם׃H123 · e.domEdom
Cross-references
1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.Deuteronomy 2:8And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.Numbers 33:35And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Eziongaber.2 Kings 14:22He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.2 Chronicles 8:17-18Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.2 Chronicles 8:11-12And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because [the places are] holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come.
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