KJV King James Version
And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
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1 Kings 9:27
And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.
WEB World English Bible
Hiram sent in the navy his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
ASV American Standard Version
And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Hiram sendeth in the navy his servants, shipmen knowing the sea, with servants of Solomon,
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 9
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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וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departחִירָ֤םH2438 · chi.ramHiramבָּֽאֳנִי֙H590 · o.nifleetאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֲבָדָ֔יוH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveאַנְשֵׁ֣יH582 · e.noshhumanאֳנִיּ֔וֹתH591 · o.niy.yahfleetיֹדְעֵ֖יH3045 · ya.dato knowהַיָּ֑םH3220 · yamseaעִ֖םH5973 · imwithעַבְדֵ֥יH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃H8010 · she.lo.mohSolomon
Cross-references
1 Kings 5:6Now 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.1 Kings 5:9My 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.1 Kings 10:11And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.1 Kings 22:49Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.2 Chronicles 20:36-37And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber.
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