2 Chronicles 8:17-18

17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast of Edom.

18 And Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own men, sailors who knew the sea. These, with Solomon’s men, sailed to Ophir and brought back four hundred and fifty talents^[a] of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.

2 Chronicles 8:17-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 8

This chapter contains much the same, with a little variation, as what is related in 1Ki 9:10-28.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 9:9

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, about 17 tons or about 15 metric tons