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1 Kings 9:27-28
New Catholic Bible
1 Kings 9:27-28
New Catholic Bible
27 Hiram sent some of his men who were sailors, seafaring men who knew the sea, to sail with Solomon’s men. 28 They sailed to Ophir[a] and brought back and delivered to King Solomon four hundred and twenty talents of gold.
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- 1 Kings 9:28 Ophir: a region rich in gold, probably on the western coast of Arabia.
1 Kings 9:27-28
New International Version
1 Kings 9:27-28
New International Version
27 And Hiram sent his men—sailors(A) who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men. 28 They sailed to Ophir(B) and brought back 420 talents[a] of gold,(C) which they delivered to King Solomon.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 9:28 That is, about 16 tons or about 14 metric tons
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