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1 Kings 9:26
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
1 Kings 9:26
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
26 King Solomon also built a fleet at Ezion-geber, which is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom.[a]
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- 9:26 Ezion-geber…Edom: the first mention of maritime commerce in the Israelite kingdom; Edom was subject after David conquered it; cf. 2 Sm 8:13–14.
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