1 Kings 9:26-28

26 King Solomon also built ships at Ezion Geber, which is near Elath in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.^[a]

27 And Hiram sent his men—sailors who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men.

28 They sailed to Ophir and brought back 420 talents^[b] of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.

1 Kings 9:26-28 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 9

This chapter relates a second vision Solomon had at Gibeon, in which he received an answer to his prayer in the preceding chapter, 1Ki 9:1-9 that passed between him and Hiram king of Tyre, 1Ki 9:10-14, the places that Solomon built or repaired, 1Ki 9:15-19, the Canaanitish people that became bondmen to him, and the officers he had among the children of Israel, 1Ki 9:20-23 the removal of Pharaoh's daughter to the house built for her, 1Ki 9:24. Solomon's attention to religious services, 1Ki 9:25 and the navy of ships he employed, which brought him in great riches, 1Ki 9:26-28.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 10:22; 1 Kings 22:48; 2 Chronicles 20:37; Isaiah 2:16
• 2. S Numbers 33:35; Deuteronomy 2:8
• 3. 2 Kings 14:22; 2 Kings 16:6
• 4. 1 Kings 10:11; Ezekiel 27:8
• 5. S Genesis 10:29; 1 Chronicles 29:4
• 6. ver 14; 1Ki 10:10,11,14,21; 2 Chronicles 1:15; Ecclesiastes 2:8

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "the Sea of Reeds"
• [b]. That is, about 16 tons or about 14 metric tons