1 Kings

1 Kings 9:26–28

26King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Elothj in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.k 27And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants. 28They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there— 420 talentsl— and delivered it to Solomon.

Footnotes

  • j 9:26 Eloth is a variant of Elath; see LXX, 2 Kings 14:22|2KI 14:22, and 2 Kings 16:6.
  • k 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds
  • l 9:28 420 talents is approximately 15.8 tons or 14.4 metric tons of gold.

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1 Kings 9:26

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
also assembledעָשָׂה֩‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
a fleet of shipsוָאֳנִ֡יwā·’o·nîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH590 ships, fleet
at Ezion-geberגֶּ֨בֶרge·ḇerPreposition; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6100 Etsjon-Geber
whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
is nearאֶת־’eṯ-PrepositionH854 with
Elothאֵל֛וֹת’ê·lō·wṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH359 Eloth, Elath
Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃’ĕ·ḏō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH123 name of a condiment
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the shoreשְׂפַ֥תśə·p̄aṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8193 lip, speech, edge
of the Redס֖וּףsūp̄Noun - masculine singularH5488 reeds, rushes
Seaיַם־yam-Noun - masculine singular constructH3220 sea

1 Kings 9:27

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Hiramחִירָ֤םḥî·rāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH2438 Hiram
sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חway·yiš·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו‘ă·ḇā·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
sailorsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת’o·nî·yō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH591 a ship
who knewיֹדְעֵ֖יyō·ḏə·‘êVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH3045 know
the seaהַיָּ֑םhay·yāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3220 sea
in the fleetבָּֽאֳנִי֙bā·’o·nîPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH590 ships, fleet
withעִ֖ם‘imPrepositionH5973 with
Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃šə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
servantsעַבְדֵ֥י‘aḇ·ḏêNoun - masculine plural constructH5650 slave, servant

1 Kings 9:28

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They sailedוַיָּבֹ֣אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
to Ophirאוֹפִ֔ירָה’ō·w·p̄î·rāhNoun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH211 Ophir
and importedוַיִּקְח֤וּway·yiq·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3947 take
goldזָהָ֔בzā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold
from thereמִשָּׁם֙miš·šāmPreposition-m; AdverbH8033 there, thither
420אַרְבַּע־’ar·ba‘-Number - feminine singularH702 four
talentsכִּכָּ֑רkik·kārNoun - feminine singularH3603 a round
and deliveredוַיָּבִ֖אוּway·yā·ḇi·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
it toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃פšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon

Cross-references

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1 Kings 9:26 1 Kings 22:48 · Numbers 33:35 · Deuteronomy 2:8

1 Kings 9:27 1 Kings 5:6 · 1 Kings 10:11 · 1 Kings 5:9

1 Kings 9:28 2 Chronicles 8:18 · 1 Chronicles 29:4 · Job 22:24 · Job 28:16 · Isaiah 13:12 · 1 Kings 10:11 · Psalm 45:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.