1 Kings 9:24-28

New International Version

²⁴After Pharaoh’s daughter^(A) had come up from the City of David to the palace Solomon had built for her, he constructed the terraces.^(B)

²⁵Three^(C) times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense before the Lord along with them, and so fulfilled the temple obligations.

²⁶King Solomon also built ships^(D) at Ezion Geber,^(E) which is near Elath^(F) in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.^[a] ²⁷And Hiram sent his men—sailors^(G) who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men. ²⁸They sailed to Ophir^(H) and brought back 420 talents^[b] of gold,^(I) which they delivered to King Solomon.

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Footnotes

1 Kings 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds
1 Kings 9:28 That is, about 16 tons or about 14 metric tons

1 Kings 9:24-28

King James Version

²⁴But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.

²⁵And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the Lord, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the Lord. So he finished the house.

²⁶And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.

²⁷And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

²⁸And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

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1 Kings 9:24-28

New King James Version

²⁴But ^(A)Pharaoh’s daughter came up from the City of David to ^(B)her house which ^[a]Solomon had built for her. ^(C)Then he built the Millo.

²⁵^(D)Now three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he had built for the Lord, and he burned incense with them on the altar that was before the Lord. So he finished the temple.

²⁶^(E)King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at ^(F)Ezion Geber, which is near ^[b]Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. ²⁷^(G)Then Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, seamen who knew the sea, to work with the servants of Solomon. ²⁸And they went to ^(H)Ophir, and acquired four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.