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1 Kings 9:27
1 Kings 9:27 is verse 27 of 1 Kings chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And Hiram sent his servants, men who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.
King James Version
And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
World English Bible
Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
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1 Kings 9:25–28 · Berean Standard Bible
25 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.
26 King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
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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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Kings 5:6Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”
1 Kings 5:9My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”
1 Kings 22:49At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.
2 Chronicles 20:36They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber.
2 Chronicles 20:37Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.