28 They went to Ophir(A) and acquired gold there—16 tons[a]—and delivered it to Solomon.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:28 Lit 420 talents

16 Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,(A)
in precious onyx or sapphire.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:16 Or lapis lazuli

12 I will make man scarcer than gold,
and mankind more rare than the gold of Ophir.(A)

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