1 Kings 9:26 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 9:26

King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.

BSB

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ASV

And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

KJV

And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion–geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And King Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber,.... Which was one of the stations of the Israelites, near the wilderness of Sin, or Paran, Num 33:35, it signifies the backbone of a man; and it is said (w) the ridge of rocks before this port were in that form, covered by the sea at high water, and sticking up with various points in a line when it was low. Josephus says (x) in his time it was called Berenice, which is placed by Mela (y) between the Heroopolitic bay, and the promontory Strobilus, or Pharan.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Probably that wilderness now began to be peopled by the Edomites, which it was not then. To them this port had belonged, but, David having subdued the Edomites, it now pertained to the crown of Judah. The fleet traded to Ophir in the East Indies, supposed to be that which is now called Ceylon.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

A navy of ships - Literally, אני oni, a ship: in the parallel place, 2Ch 8:17, it is said that Hiram sent him אניות oniyoth, ships; but it does not appear that Solomon in this case built more than one ship, and this was manned principally by the Tyrians.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וָאֳנִ֡י	vo.'o.Ni	and ship[s]	H590 →
עָשָׂה֩	'a.Sah	he made	H6213 →
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה	she.lo.Moh	Solomon	H8010 →
בְּעֶצְיֽוֹן־	be.'etz.yon-	at Ezion	H6100 →
גֶּ֨בֶר	Ge.ver	Geber	H6100 →
אֲשֶׁ֧ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
אֶת־	'et-	[is] with	H854 →
אֵל֛וֹת	'e.Lot	Elath	H359 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
שְׂפַ֥ת	se.Fat	[the] shore of	H8193 →
יַם־	yam-	[the] sea of	H3220 →
ס֖וּף	suf	reed[s]	H5488 →
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in [the] land of	H776 →
אֱדֽוֹם׃	'e.Dom	Edom	H123 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Kings 22:48
Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
leads to
- 1 Kings 10:22
  For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
- 1 Kings 9:28
  They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.
- Isaiah 60:9
  Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God,…
Through
Numbers 33:35
They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 2:8
  So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of…
- 1 Kings 22:48
  Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
Through
Deuteronomy 2:8
So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of…
leads to
- 2 Kings 16:6
  At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.
- Judges 11:18
  Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon.…
- 2 Kings 14:22
  Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.

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06About 1 Kings

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