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 Levites in any manner or concerning the storehouses.
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Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD , and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.
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Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the seashore in the land of Edom.
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And Huram by his servants sent him ships and servants who knew the sea; and they went with Solomon's servants to Ophir, and took from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold and brought them to King Solomon.