1 Reyes 10:11

11 La flota de Hiram que había traído el oro de Ofir, traía también de Ofir mucha madera de brasil, y piedras preciosas

1 Reyes 10:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 10:11

And the navy also of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir
This perhaps was before Solomon was concerned with Hiram in navigation and merchandise; though in ( 2 Chronicles 9:10 ) both their servants are said to bring it; and it is here inserted perhaps to show that Solomon had not his gold, at least all of it, from the queen of Sheba; but much from Hiram, who fetched it from Ophir; and as this was in India, as observed on ( 1 Kings 9:28 ) , many writers make mention of gold in that part of the world, as Diodorus Siculus ^F23, Strabo ^F24, Dionysius ^F25, Curtius ^F26, Pliny ^F1, and others: and this navy also

brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees:
or algum trees, by transposition of letters, ( 2 Chronicles 9:10 2 Chronicles 9:11 ) , which some of the Jewish writers ^F2 take to be coral, which is not likely; others Brasil, rather ebony, which was peculiar to India, as both Solinus ^F3 and Virgil ^F4 say; Strabo ^F5 makes mention of strange trees in India:

and precious stones;
of which there is great variety and plenty in that country, as related by Dionysius ^F6, as diamonds, beryls, jaspers, topazes, and amethysts, and by Curtius ^F7, Solinus ^F8, and others.

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 Bibliothec. l. 1. p. 121.
F24 Geograph l. 15. p. 481.
F25 Perieg. v. 1144.
F26 Hist. l. 8. sect. 9.
F1 Nat. Hist. 1. 6. c. 19, 20.
F2 Daved de Pomis, Lexic. fol. 70. 3.
F3 Polyhistor. c. 64.
F4 "Sola India nigrum fert ebenum." Georgie. l. 2. ver. 116, 117.
F5 Geograph. l. 15. p. 477.
F6 Perieget, ver. 1119
F7 Hist. l. 8. c. 9.
F8 Polyhistor. c. 65.

1 Reyes 10:11 In-Context

9 El SEÑOR tu Dios sea bendito, que se agradó de ti para ponerte en el trono de Israel; porque el SEÑOR ha amado siempre a Israel, y te ha puesto por rey, para que hagas derecho y justicia

10 Y dio la reina al rey ciento veinte talentos de oro, y muchísima especiería, y piedras preciosas; nunca vino después tan grande copia de especias, como la reina de Sabá dio al rey Salomón

11 La flota de Hiram que había traído el oro de Ofir, traía también de Ofir mucha madera de brasil, y piedras preciosas

12 Y de la madera de brasil hizo el rey balaustres para la Casa del SEÑOR, y para las casas reales, y arpas y salterios para los cantores; nunca vino tanta madera de brasil, ni se ha visto hasta hoy

13 Y el rey Salomón dio a la reina de Sabá todo lo que quiso, y todo lo que pidió, además de lo que Salomón le dio de su mano real. Y ella se volvió, y se fue a su tierra con sus criados