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28 They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents,[a] and brought it to King Solomon.

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  1. 9:28 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 420 talents is about 12.6 metric tons

11 The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought in from Ophir great quantities of almug trees[a] and precious stones.

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  1. 10:11 possibly an Indian sandalwood, with nice grain and a pleasant scent, and good for woodworking

even three thousand talents of gold,[a] of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents[b] of refined silver, with which to overlay the walls of the houses;

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  1. 29:4 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 3000 talents is about 90 metric tons
  2. 29:4 about 210 metric tons

18 Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred fifty talents[a] of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.

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  1. 8:18 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 450 talents is about 13.5 metric tons

24 Lay your treasure in the dust,
    the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.

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