Ver. 17-18. Then went Solomon to Eziongeber Being now at leisure to look after his navy, to carry on merchandise; and of this, and the following verse, and the reconciliation of them with ( 1 Kings 9:26-28 ) , (See Gill on 1 Kings 9:26), (See Gill on 1 Kings 9:27), (See Gill on 1 Kings 9:28).
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and they did not depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and the Levites concerning any matter, nor concerning the treasures.
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And all the work of Solomon was prepared, to the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah and to its completion. [So] the house of Jehovah was finished.
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Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.
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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.