26 And king H4428 Solomon H8010 made H6213 a navy of ships H590 in Eziongeber, H6100 which is beside Eloth, H359 on the shore H8193 of the Red H5488 sea, H3220 in the land H776 of Edom. H123
Jehoshaphat H3092 made H6213 H6240 ships H591 of Tharshish H8659 to go H3212 to Ophir H211 for gold: H2091 but they went H1980 not; for the ships H591 were broken H7665 at Eziongeber. H6100
And they departed H5265 from Ebronah, H5684 and encamped H2583 at Eziongaber. H6100
And when we passed H5674 by from our brethren H251 the children H1121 of Esau, H6215 which dwelt H3427 in Seir, H8165 through the way H1870 of the plain H6160 from Elath, H359 and from Eziongaber, H6100 we turned H6437 and passed H5674 by the way H1870 of the wilderness H4057 of Moab. H4124
He built H1129 Elath, H359 and restored H7725 it to Judah, H3063 after H310 that the king H4428 slept H7901 with his fathers. H1
And Solomon H8010 brought up H5927 the daughter H1323 of Pharaoh H6547 out of the city H5892 of David H1732 unto the house H1004 that he had built H1129 for her: for he said, H559 My wife H802 shall not dwell H3427 in the house H1004 of David H1732 king H4428 of Israel, H3478 because the places are holy, H6944 whereunto the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 hath come. H935 Then Solomon H8010 offered H5927 burnt offerings H5930 unto the LORD H3068 on the altar H4196 of the LORD, H3068 which he had built H1129 before H6440 the porch, H197
Then went H1980 Solomon H8010 to Eziongeber, H6100 and to Eloth, H359 at the sea H3220 side H8193 in the land H776 of Edom. H123 And Huram H2361 sent H7971 him by the hands H3027 of his servants H5650 ships, H591 H591 and servants H5650 that had knowledge H3045 of the sea; H3220 and they went H935 with the servants H5650 of Solomon H8010 to Ophir, H211 and took H3947 thence four H702 hundred H3967 and fifty H2572 talents H3603 of gold, H2091 and brought H935 them to king H4428 Solomon. H8010
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Commentary on 1 Kings 9 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 9
In this chapter we have,
1Ki 9:1-9
God had given a real answer to Solomon's prayer, and tokens of his acceptance of it, immediately, by the fire from heaven which consumed the sacrifices (as we find 2 Chr. 7:1); but here we have a more express and distinct answer to it. Observe,
1Ki 9:10-14
What agreement was made between Solomon and Hiram, when the building-work was to be begun, we read before, ch. 5. Here we have an account of their fair and friendly parting when the work was done.
1Ki 9:15-28
We have here a further account of Solomon's greatness.