26 King Solomon also built ships(A) at Ezion Geber,(B) which is near Elath(C) in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.[a]

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  1. 1 Kings 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds

26 And 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.

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26 (A)King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at (B)Ezion Geber, which is near [a]Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

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  1. 1 Kings 9:26 Heb. Eloth

27 And Hiram sent his men—sailors(A) who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men.

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

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27 (A)Then Hiram sent his servants with the fleet, seamen who knew the sea, to work with the servants of Solomon.

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21 The king had a fleet of trading ships[a] manned by Hiram’s[b] servants. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Hebrew of ships that could go to Tarshish
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram

21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

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21 For the king’s ships went to (A)Tarshish with the servants of [a]Hiram. Once every three years the [b]merchant ships came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and [c]monkeys.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Heb. Huram; cf. 1 Kin. 10:22
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Lit. ships of Tarshish, deep-sea vessels
  3. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Or peacocks