2 Chronicles 8:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Hiram sent him ships and servants skilled in sailing by the hands of his own servants. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir, where they brought back 450 talents of gold and delivered it to King Solomon.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that knew the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Huram{H2361} sent{H7971} him by the hands{H3027} of his servants{H5650} ships,{H591} and servants{H5650} that had knowledge{H3045} of the sea;{H3220} and they came{H935} with the servants{H5650} of Solomon{H8010} to Ophir,{H211} and fetched{H3947} from thence four{H702} hundred{H3967} and fifty{H2572} talents{H3603} of gold,{H2091} and brought{H935} them to king{H4428} Solomon.{H8010}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Huram{H2361} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} him by the hands{H3027} of his servants{H5650} ships{H591}{(H8675)}{H591}, and servants{H5650} that had knowledge{H3045}{(H8802)} of the sea{H3220}; and they went{H935}{(H8799)} with the servants{H5650} of Solomon{H8010} to Ophir{H211}, and took{H3947}{(H8799)} thence four{H702} hundred{H3967} and fifty{H2572} talents{H3603} of gold{H2091}, and brought{H935}{(H8686)} them to king{H4428} Solomon{H8010}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Hiram sent him shippes by his seruauntes which had knowlege of the See, and they wente with Salomos seruauntes vnto Ophir, and fetched from thence foure hundreth and fyftye talentes of golde, and broughte it vnto kynge Salomon.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Huram sent him by the handes of his seruants, shippes, and seruants that had knowledge of the sea: and they went with the seruants of Salomon to Ophir, and brought thence foure hundreth and fiftie talents of golde, and brought them to King Salomon.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Hiram sent hym by the handes of his seruauntes, shippes, and seruauntes that had knowledge of the sea: and they went with the seruauntes of Solomon to Ophir, and caryed thence foure hundred and fyftie talentes of golde, and brought it to king Solomon.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants who had knowledge of the sea; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Huram sendeth to him, by the hand of his servants, ships and servants knowing the sea, and they go with servants of Solomon to Ophir, and take thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and bring in unto king Solomon.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Huram sent him, by his servants, ships and experienced seamen, who went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir and came back with four hundred and fifty talents of gold, which they took to King Solomon.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Huram sent him ships and some of his sailors, men who were well acquainted with the sea. They sailed with Solomon’s men to Ophir, and took from there 450 talents of gold, which they brought back to King Solomon.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 9:10 : 10 Moreover, the servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who had brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum wood and precious stones.
  • 2 Chr 9:13 : 13 The weight of the gold that came to Solomon annually was six hundred sixty-six talents,
  • Eccl 2:8 : 8 I amassed silver and gold for myself, the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered male and female singers for myself, and the delights of men—many concubines.
  • 1 Kgs 9:27-28 : 27 Hiram sent his servants, experienced sailors, who knew the sea, to work with Solomon's servants on the fleet. 28 They went to Ophir, took four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.
  • 1 Kgs 10:22 : 22 The king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 9:26-28
    3 verses
    88%

    26 King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, near Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom.

    27 Hiram sent his servants, experienced sailors, who knew the sea, to work with Solomon's servants on the fleet.

    28 They went to Ophir, took four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.

  • 2 Chr 9:9-10
    2 verses
    79%

    9 Then she gave the king a hundred twenty talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

    10 Moreover, the servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who had brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum wood and precious stones.

  • 1 Kgs 9:14
    79%

    14 Hiram had sent to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.

  • 1 Kgs 10:10-11
    2 verses
    77%

    10 And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought as those which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

    11 Moreover, Hiram’s ships, which had brought gold from Ophir, also brought from Ophir a great quantity of almug wood and precious stones.

  • 2 Chr 9:12-15
    4 verses
    77%

    12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, in addition to what she had brought to the king. Then she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.

    13 The weight of the gold that came to Solomon annually was six hundred sixty-six talents,

    14 not counting what the merchants and traders brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

    15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; each shield needed six hundred shekels of hammered gold.

  • 2 Chr 9:20-22
    3 verses
    76%

    20 All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon’s days.

    21 The king's ships, operated with Huram’s servants, went to Tarshish once every three years. They brought back gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

    22 King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the kings of the earth.

  • 2 Chr 8:17
    75%

    17 Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the shore of the sea in the land of Edom.

  • 1 Kgs 10:21-25
    5 verses
    75%

    21 All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon's days.

    22 The king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

    23 King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the kings of the earth.

    24 The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.

    25 Every year, they brought their gifts—articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

  • 1 Kgs 10:13-16
    4 verses
    72%

    13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, in addition to what he had already given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own land with her attendants.

    14 The weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold.

    15 This did not include the income from the merchants, traders, and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land.

    16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; each shield contained six hundred shekels of gold.

  • 2 Chr 2:10
    72%

    10 Hiram, king of Tyre, replied in writing and sent it to Solomon: "Because of the LORD's love for His people, He has made you their king."

  • 1 Kgs 7:13
    72%

    13 King Solomon sent for Hiram from Tyre.

  • Ezra 8:26
    72%

    26 And I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, 100 silver vessels worth talents, and 100 talents of gold.

  • 2 Chr 2:16
    71%

    16 Then Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, as his father David had counted them, and they were found to be 153,600.

  • 1 Kgs 22:48
    71%

    48 There was no king in Edom; a deputy ruled in place of a king.

  • 2 Chr 4:11
    71%

    11 Huram also made the pots, shovels, and basins. So Huram finished the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God.

  • 1 Kgs 5:7-11
    5 verses
    71%

    7 These officers provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table, each during his assigned month, without fail.

    8 They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the proper places, each officer according to his duty.

    9 God gave Solomon wisdom, very great understanding, and vast insight, as expansive as the sand on the seashore.

    10 Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

    11 He was wiser than any other man, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. His fame spread to all the surrounding nations.

  • 2 Chr 2:8
    70%

    8 Provide a large amount of timber for me, because the house I am building will be great and extraordinary.

  • 1 Kgs 5:15
    70%

    15 King Hiram of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that Solomon had been anointed king in place of his father, David, and Hiram had always been a friend of David.

  • 1 Kgs 5:2
    70%

    2 Solomon's daily provisions were thirty measures of the finest flour and sixty measures of regular flour.

  • 1 Chr 29:4
    70%

    4 This includes three thousand talents of gold from Ophir and seven thousand talents of refined silver to overlay the walls of the buildings.

  • 2 Chr 1:17
    69%

    17 A chariot was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty. They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.

  • 1 Chr 18:8
    69%

    8 From Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a great amount of bronze. With it, Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and other bronze articles.

  • 2 Chr 4:18
    69%

    18 Solomon made all these items in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined.

  • 2 Chr 2:12
    69%

    12 Now I have sent you a skilled and insightful craftsman, Huram-Abi.

  • 2 Chr 4:16
    69%

    16 Huram made the pots, the shovels, the forks, and all their utensils for King Solomon for the house of the LORD. They were made of polished bronze.

  • 1 Kgs 9:11
    68%

    11 King Hiram of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar, juniper wood, and gold, according to all his desire. King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

  • 2 Chr 9:24
    68%

    24 Each year, men brought their gifts to Solomon: articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

  • 1 Kgs 10:28
    68%

    28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue—the king’s merchants purchased them from Kue at the standard price.

  • 2 Chr 2:3
    68%

    3 "I am now building a house in honor of the name of the LORD my God. It will be dedicated to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, arranging the bread of presence continuously, and offering burnt offerings every morning and evening, on Sabbaths, new moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for Israel forever."

  • 2 Chr 9:28
    68%

    28 Horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all other lands.