1 Kings 9:28
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28 They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons[a] of gold.
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- 9:28 Hebrew 420 talents [14 metric tons].
2 Chronicles 8:18
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18 Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers and manned by experienced crews of sailors. These ships sailed to Ophir with Solomon’s men and brought back to Solomon almost seventeen tons[a] of gold.
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- 8:18 Hebrew 450 talents [15.3 metric tons].
1 Chronicles 29:4
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4 I am donating more than 112 tons of gold[a] from Ophir and 262 tons of refined silver[b] to be used for overlaying the walls of the buildings
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Isaiah 13:12
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12 I will make people scarcer than gold—
more rare than the fine gold of Ophir.
Psalm 45:9
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9 Kings’ daughters are among your noble women.
At your right side stands the queen,
wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir!
Job 28:16
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16 It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir,
greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
Job 22:24
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24 If you give up your lust for money
and throw your precious gold into the river,
1 Kings 10:11
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11 (In addition, Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought rich cargoes of red sandalwood[a] and precious jewels.
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2 Chronicles 9:10
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10 (In addition, the crews of Hiram and Solomon brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought red sandalwood[a] and precious jewels.
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- 9:10 Hebrew algum wood (also in 9:11); perhaps a variant spelling of almug. Compare parallel text at 1 Kgs 10:11-12.
Genesis 10:29
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29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.
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