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1 Kings 9:27–28

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27And Hiram sent his men—sailorsl who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men. 28They sailed to Ophirm and brought back 420 talentsk of gold,n which they delivered to King Solomon.

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Footnotes

  1. kThat is, about 16 tons or about 14 metric tons

Cross references

  1. lEze 27:8
  2. mSee Ge 10:29
  3. nver 14; 1 Ki 10:10, 11, 14, 21; 2 Ch 1:15; Ecc 2:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Hiram sent with the fleet his servants, seamen who were familiar with the sea, together with the servants of Solomon. And they went to Ophir and brought from there gold, 420 talents, and they brought it to King Solomon.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

With the fleet, Hiram sent his servants, experienced seamen, along with Solomon’s servants. They went to Ophir and acquired gold there—sixteen tons—and delivered it to Solomon.

NLTNew Living Translation

Hiram sent experienced crews of sailors to sail the ships with Solomon’s men. They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons of gold.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Hiram sent his servants with the fleet of ships, sailors who knew the sea, with the servants of Solomon. They went to Ophir and imported from there four hundred and twenty talents of gold, and they brought it to King Solomon.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.