2 Chronicles 8:18 “So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of…”

2 Chronicles 8:18

So 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, which they delivered to King Solomon.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

World English Bible

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 of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.

American Standard Version

And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Huram sent him by the handes of his seruants, shippes, and seruants that had knowledge of the sea: and they went with the seruants of Salomon to Ophir, and brought thence foure hundreth and fiftie talents of golde, and brought them to King Salomon.

Darby Translation

And Huram sent him by his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

Young's Literal Translation

and Huram sendeth to him, by the hand of his servants, ships and servants knowing the sea, and they go with servants of Solomon to Ophir, and take thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and bring in unto king Solomon.

Bible in Basic English

And Huram sent him, by his servants, ships and experienced seamen, who went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir and came back with four hundred and fifty talents of gold, which they took to King Solomon.

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Cross references

“Huram”

2 Chronicles 9:10 2 Chronicles 9:13 1 Kings 10:22 1 Kings 9:27 1 Kings 9:28

2 Chronicles 9:10 · BSB

(The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.

2 Chronicles 9:13 · BSB

The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,

1 Kings 10:22 · BSB

For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

1 Kings 9:27 · BSB

And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.

1 Kings 9:28 · BSB

They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents —and delivered it to Solomon.

“took thence”

Ecclesiastes 2:8

Ecclesiastes 2:8 · BSB

and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.

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