1 Kings 9:27
New English Translation
27 Hiram sent his fleet and some of his sailors, who were well acquainted with the sea, to serve with Solomon’s men.[a]
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- 1 Kings 9:27 tn Heb “and Hiram sent with the fleet his servants, men of ships, [who] know the sea, [to be] with the servants of Solomon.”
2 Chronicles 8:18
New English Translation
18 Huram sent him ships and some of his sailors, men who were well acquainted with the sea. They sailed with Solomon’s men to Ophir[a] and took from there 450 talents[b] of gold, which they brought back to King Solomon.
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- 2 Chronicles 8:18 tn Heb “and Huram sent to him by the hand of his servants, ships, and servants [who] know the sea, and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir.”
- 2 Chronicles 8:18 tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikkar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the weight of the gold was 30,285 lbs. (13,770 kg).
Isaiah 42:10
New English Translation
10 Sing to the Lord a brand new song!
Praise him[a] from the horizon of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and everything that lives in it,[b]
you coastlands[c] and those who live there.
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- Isaiah 42:10 tn Heb “his praise.” The phrase stands parallel to “new song” in the previous line.
- Isaiah 42:10 tn Heb “and its fullness”; NASB, NIV “and all that is in it.”
- Isaiah 42:10 tn Or “islands” (NASB, NIV); NLT “distant coastlands.”
Ezekiel 27:27
New English Translation
27 Your wealth, products, and merchandise, your sailors and captains,
your ship’s carpenters,[a] your merchants,
and all your fighting men within you,
along with all your crew who are in you,
will fall into the heart of the seas on the day of your downfall.
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- Ezekiel 27:27 tn Heb “your repairers of damage.” See v. 9.
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