1 Kings 9:28
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.”
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“They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and they come in to Ophir and take thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and bring <FI>it<Fi> in unto king Solomon.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 9:28 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 10:29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
- 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.
- 1 Kings 10:14The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
- 1 Kings 22:49At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.
- 1 Chronicles 1:23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 29:4three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,
- 2 Chronicles 8:18So 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.
- 2 Chronicles 9:10(The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.
- Job 22:24and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,
- Job 28:16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
- Psalms 45:9The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
- Psalms 45:10Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
- Ecclesiastes 2:8and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.
- Isaiah 13:12I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.
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