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

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

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  1. Job 28:16 Or lapis lazuli

16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,(A)
    with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.(B)

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16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

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

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12 I will make people(A) scarcer than pure gold,
    more rare than the gold of Ophir.(B)

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12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

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