2 Chronicles 8:18
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And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.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.
In other translations
And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.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.
Hebrew words
וַיִּשְׁלַח־vaiyishlach-and he sentH7971לוֹloto himחוּרָםchuramHuramH2361בְּיַד־beyad-by [the] hand ofH3027עֲבָדָיו'avadavservants hisH5650אֳנִיּוֹת'oniyotshipsH591וַעֲבָדִיםva'avadimand servantsH5650יוֹדְעֵיyod'ei[who] knewH3045יָםyam<of> [the] seaH3220וַיָּבֹאוּvaiyavo'uand they wentH935עִם־'im-withH5973עַבְדֵי'avdei[the] servants ofH5650שְׁלֹמֹהshelomohSolomonH8010אוֹפִירָה'ofirahOphir towardsH211וַיִּקְחוּvaiyikchuand they tookH3947מִשָּׁםmishamfrom thereH8033אַרְבַּע־'arba'-fourH702מֵאוֹתme'othundred<s>H3967וַחֲמִשִּׁיםvachamishimand fiftyH2572כִּכַּרkikartalent[s] ofH3603זָהָבzahavgoldH2091וַיָּבִיאוּvaiyavi'uand they brought [it]H935אֶל־'el-toH413הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428שְׁלֹמֹה׃ פshelomohSolomonH8010
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Chronicles 9:10And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.(The servants of Hiram and of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.
- 2 Chronicles 9:13Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents,
- 1 Kings 10:22For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
- Ecclesiastes 2:8I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.
- 1 Kings 9:27-2827 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. 28 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.27 And Hiram sent his servants, men who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants. 28 They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.
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People and places
Places: Ophir