28 They sailed to Ophir(A) and brought back 420 talents[a] of gold,(B) which they delivered to King Solomon.

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  1. 1 Kings 9:28 That is, about 16 tons or about 14 metric tons

28 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

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11 (Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir;(A) and from there they brought great cargoes of almugwood[a] and precious stones.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:11 Probably a variant of algumwood; also in verse 12

11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

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three thousand talents[a] of gold (gold of Ophir)(A) and seven thousand talents[b] of refined silver,(B) for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings,

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  1. 1 Chronicles 29:4 That is, about 110 tons or about 100 metric tons
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:4 That is, about 260 tons or about 235 metric tons

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:

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18 And Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own men, sailors who knew the sea. These, with Solomon’s men, sailed to Ophir and brought back four hundred and fifty talents[a] of gold,(A) which they delivered to King Solomon.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 8:18 That is, about 17 tons or about 15 metric tons

18 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.

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24 and assign your nuggets(A) to the dust,
    your gold(B) of Ophir(C) to the rocks in the ravines,(D)

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24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

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