Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They sailed to Ophir and brought back 420 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon. New Living Translation They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons of gold. English Standard Version And they went to Ophir and brought from there gold, 420 talents, and they brought it to King Solomon. Berean Standard Bible They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon. King James Bible And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. New King James Version And they went to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon. New American Standard Bible And they went to Ophir and received 420 talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon. NASB 1995 They went to Ophir and took four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon. NASB 1977 And they went to Ophir, and took four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon. Legacy Standard Bible And they went to Ophir and took from there 420 talents of gold and brought it to King Solomon. Amplified Bible They came to Ophir and took four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon. Christian Standard Bible They went to Ophir and acquired gold there—sixteen tons —and delivered it to Solomon. Holman Christian Standard Bible They went to Ophir and acquired gold there—16 tons—and delivered it to Solomon. American Standard Version And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they came to Uphir, and they took from there four hundred and twenty talents of gold, and they brought it to King Solomon. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they came to Sophira, and took thence a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon. Douay-Rheims Bible And they came to Ophir, and they brought from thence to king Solomon four hundred and twenty talents of gold. English Revised Version And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. GOD'S WORD® Translation they went to Ophir, got 31,500 pounds of gold, and brought it to King Solomon. Good News Translation They sailed to the land of Ophir and brought back to Solomon about sixteen tons of gold. International Standard Version They sailed as far as Ophir and brought back 420 talents of gold for Solomon. JPS Tanakh 1917 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. Literal Standard Version and they come to Ophir, and take four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and bring [it] to King Solomon. Majority Standard Bible They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon. New American Bible They went to Ophir, and obtained four hundred and twenty talents of gold and brought it to King Solomon. NET Bible They sailed to Ophir, took from there four hundred twenty talents of gold, and then brought them to King Solomon. New Revised Standard Version They went to Ophir, and imported from there four hundred twenty talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon. New Heart English Bible They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. Webster's Bible Translation And they came to Ophir, and imported from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. World English Bible They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to King Solomon. Young's Literal Translation and they come in to Ophir and take thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and bring it in unto king Solomon. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon's Numerous Achievements…27And Hiram sent his servants, men who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants. 28They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there— 420 talents— and delivered it to Solomon. Cross References 1 Kings 10:11 (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones. 1 Kings 22:48 Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber. 1 Chronicles 29:4 three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings, 2 Chronicles 8:18 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. Psalm 45:9 The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir. Ecclesiastes 2:8 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. Isaiah 13:12 I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir. Treasury of Scripture And they came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. Ophir 1 Kings 10:11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones. Genesis 10:29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. 1 Chronicles 29:4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal: Jump to Previous Amount Delivered Fetched Four Gold Hundred Imported Ophir Sailed Solomon Talents Thence TwentyJump to Next Amount Delivered Fetched Four Gold Hundred Imported Ophir Sailed Solomon Talents Thence Twenty1 Kings 9 1. God's covenant in a vision with Solomon10. The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiran 15. In Solomon's works the Gentiles were his bondmen, the Israelites servants 24. Pharaoh's daughter removes to her house 25. Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices 26. His navy fetches gold from Ophir (28) Ophir.--All that can be certainly gathered from the mention of Ophir in the Old Testament is, first; that it was situated to the east of Palestine and approached by the Red Sea (as is clear from this passage, from 1Kings 22:48, and from 2Chronicles 8:18; 2Chronicles 9:10), and next, that so famous was the gold imported from it, that the "gold of Ophir" became proverbial (Job 22:24, Job_28:16; Psalm 45:10; Isaiah 13:12; 1 Chronicles 4). All else is matter of speculation and tradition. Setting aside merely fanciful conjectures, substantial reasons have been given for fixing it geographically in Africa, Arabia, and India; and of these three positions, evidence strongly preponderates for the second or third. Tradition is in favour of India; the LXX. renders the name as Soufir, or Sofir, which is the Coptic word for "India; the Arabic versions actually render it "India;" and Josephus (Ant. viii. 6, 4) srates unhesitatingly that Ophir was in his day called "The Golden Chersonesus," which is the Malay peninsula. On the other hand, it is urged that "Ophir," in the ethnological list of Genesis 10:29, is placed among the sons of Joktan, clearly indicating an Arabian position; and that the mention of Ophir (here and in 1Kings 10:11), stands in close connection with the visit of the Queen of Sheba and the gold brought from Arabia. But neither of these considerations is conclusive. Looking to the products described as brought from Ophir, the "gold and precious stones" would suit either. but India better than Arabia (although, indeed, so far as gold is concerned, Western Africa would have better claim than either); while the "almug," or "algum" wood is certainly the "sandal wood" found almost exclusively on the Malabar coast, and the very word "algum" appears to be a corruption of its Sanscrit name valguka. If the other imports mentioned in 1Kings 10:22 were also from Ophir, this latter argument would be greatly strengthened. (See Note there.) But putting this aside as doubtful, the preponderance of evidence still appears to be in favour of India. The Tyrians, it may be added, are known to have had trading settlements on the Persian Gulf, and to have rivalled in the trade of the East the Egyptians, to whom it would more naturally have belonged. Various places have been named conjecturally as identical with Ophir: as in Arabia, Zaphar or Saphar, Doffir, and Zafari; in Africa, Sofala; and in India, Abhira, at the mouth of the Indus, and a Soupara mentioned by ancient Greek geographers, not far from Goa. . . . Verse 28. - And they came to Ophir [It is perhaps impossible to identify this place with any degree of precision. The opinions of scholars may, however, be practically reduced to two, The first would place Ophir in India; the second in southern Arabia. In favour of India is (1) the three years' voyage (but see on 1 Kings 10:22); (2) most of the other treasures brought back by the fleet, exclusive of gold, are Indian products. But against it is urged the important fact that no gold is now found there, south of Cashmere, whilst south Arabia was famed for its abundant gold (Psalm 72:15; Ezekiel 27:22). On the other hand, it is alleged that in ancient times India was rich in gold (Ewald, 3. p. 264), and that there are no traces of gold mines in Arabia. The question is discussed at considerable length and with great learning by Mr. Twisleton (Dict. Bib. art. "Ophir"). He shows that it is reasonably certain (1) that the Ophir of Genesis 10:29 is the name of some city, region, or tribe in Arabia, and . . . Hebrew They sailedוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to Ophir אוֹפִ֔ירָה (’ō·w·p̄î·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 211: Ophir -- a son of Joktan, also his descendants, also a region from which gold comes and imported וַיִּקְח֤וּ (way·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take gold זָהָ֔ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky from there— מִשָּׁם֙ (miš·šām) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither 420 אַרְבַּע־ (’ar·ba‘-) Number - feminine singular Strong's 702: Four talents— כִּכָּ֑ר (kik·kār) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money) and delivered וַיָּבִ֖אוּ (way·yā·ḇi·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go it to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Solomon. שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne Links 1 Kings 9:28 NIV1 Kings 9:28 NLT 1 Kings 9:28 ESV 1 Kings 9:28 NASB 1 Kings 9:28 KJV 1 Kings 9:28 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 9:28 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 9:28 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 9:28 French Bible 1 Kings 9:28 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 9:28 They came to Ophir and fetched (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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