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1 Kings 9:25-28
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1 Kings 9:25-28
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25 (A) Three times a year, Solomon burned incense and offered sacrifices to the Lord on the altar he had built.
Solomon had now finished building the Lord's temple.
26 He also had a lot of ships at Ezion-Geber, a town in Edom near Eloth on the Red Sea.[a] 27-28 King Hiram let some of his experienced sailors go to the country of Ophir[b] with Solomon's own sailors, and they brought back about 14 tons of gold for Solomon.
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1 Kings 9:25-27
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1 Kings 9:25-27
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25 Three(A) times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense before the Lord along with them, and so fulfilled the temple obligations.
26 King Solomon also built ships(B) at Ezion Geber,(C) which is near Elath(D) in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.[a] 27 And Hiram sent his men—sailors(E) who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men.
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- 1 Kings 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds
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