KJV King James Version
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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1 Kings 9:28
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 Berean Standard Bible
They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.
WEB World English Bible
They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
ASV American Standard Version
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they come in to Ophir and take thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and bring it in unto king Solomon.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 9
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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וַיָּבֹ֣אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeאוֹפִ֔ירָהH211 · o.phirOphirוַיִּקְח֤וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeמִשָּׁם֙H8033 · shamthereזָהָ֔בH2091 · za.havgoldאַרְבַּע־H702 · ar.bafourמֵא֥וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyכִּכָּ֑רH3603 · kik.karPlain (of Jericho)וַיָּבִ֖אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַמֶּ֥לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomon
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 29:4[Even] three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses [withal]: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.Isaiah 13:12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.Job 28:16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.Job 22:24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the [gold] of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.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.Psalm 45:9Kings’ daughters [were] among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.2 Chronicles 9:10And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.Genesis 10:29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these [were] the sons of Joktan.
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