2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 8:17–18

¹⁷Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth^f on the coast of Edom.^g ¹⁸So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold,^h which they delivered to King Solomon.

Footnotes

f 8:17 Eloth is a variant of Elath; see LXX, 2 Kings 14:22|2KI 14:22, and 2 Kings 16:6.
g 8:17 That is, along the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom
h 8:18 450 talents is approximately 17 tons or 15.4 metric tons of gold.

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2 Chronicles 8:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אָז֩	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
went	הָלַ֨ךְ	hā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to Ezion-geber	גֶּ֧בֶר	ge·ḇer	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6100 Etsjon-Geber
and to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
Eloth	אֵיל֛וֹת	’ê·lō·wṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H359 Eloth, Elath
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the coast	שְׂפַ֥ת	śə·p̄aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
of Edom	אֱדֽוֹם׃	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment

2 Chronicles 8:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Hiram	חוּרָ֨ם	ḥū·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2361 Hiram
sent	וַיִּֽשְׁלַֽח־	way·yiš·laḥ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
him	לוֹ֩	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
ships	אוֹנִיּוֹת	ʾō·nī·yōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H591 a ship
captained by	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
his servants	עֲבָדָ֜יו	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
along with crews	וַעֲבָדִים֮	wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
of experienced sailors	י֣וֹדְעֵי	yō·wḏ·‘ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3045 know
They went	וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Solomon’s	שְׁלֹמֹה֙	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
servants	עַבְדֵ֤י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
to Ophir	אוֹפִ֔ירָה	’ō·w·p̄î·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H211 Ophir
and acquired	וַיִּקְח֣וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
from there	מִשָּׁ֔ם	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
450	אַרְבַּע־	’ar·ba‘-	Number - feminine singular	H702 four
talents	כִּכַּ֣ר	kik·kar	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3603 a round
of gold	זָהָ֑ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
which they delivered	וַיָּבִ֖יאוּ	way·yā·ḇî·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
King	הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃פ	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon

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2 Chronicles 8:17 2 Kings 14:22 · Deuteronomy 2:8

2 Chronicles 8:18 2 Chronicles 9:10 · 2 Chronicles 9:13

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