18
So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, [a] which they delivered to King Solomon.
16
Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out, from the day the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.
17
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.
18
So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.
Footnotes 1
[a].
450 talents is approximately 17 tons or 15.4 metric tons of gold.
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