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2 Chronicles 8:17–18

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¶ Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
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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From verse 17

  1. 2 Kings 14:22Rank 1 from verse 17
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    22He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

  2. Deuteronomy 2:8Rank 2 from verse 17
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    8And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

  3. 1 Kings 22:48Rank 3 from verse 17
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    48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

  4. 1 Kings 9:26–27Rank 4 from verse 17
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    26¶ 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.

    27And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

  5. 2 Chronicles 20:36Rank 5 from verse 17
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    36And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 9:10Rank 1 from verse 18
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    10And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.

  2. 2 Chronicles 9:13Rank 2 from verse 18
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    13¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

  3. 1 Kings 10:22Rank 3 from verse 18
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    22For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

  4. 1 Kings 9:27–28Rank 4 from verse 18
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    27And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

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

  5. Ecclesiastes 2:8Rank 5 from verse 18
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    8I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

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2 Chronicles 8:17

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sea

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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.

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side

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Sense 1: A lateral part, edge, or surface. Sense 2: A party or position in a dispute.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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seaside

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The shore, coast, bank, or land immediately beside a sea or large body of water.

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2 Chronicles 8:18

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

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sea

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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.

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thence

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From that place, position, point, or source; away from there.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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16Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, and until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was perfected.

17¶ Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.

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18And 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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