1 Kings 9:24-28

Solomon's Other Activities

24 Pharaoh's daughter moved from the city of David to the house that Solomon had built for her;^[a] he then built the terraces.

25 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, and he burned incense with them in the Lord's presence. So he completed the temple.^[b]

26 King Solomon put together a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom.

27 With the fleet, Hiram sent his servants, experienced seamen, along with Solomon's servants.

28 They went to Ophir and acquired gold there-16 tons^[c]-and delivered it to Solomon.^[d]

1 Kings 9:24-28 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.

Footnotes

• [a] 1 Kg 7:8; 2 Ch 8:11
• [b] 2 Ch 8:12-13,16
• [c] Lit 420 talents; about 31,500 pounds
• [d] 2 Ch 8:17-18