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BrLXXΚαὶ ναῦν ὑπὲρ οὗ ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμὼν ἐν Γασίων Γαβὲρ τὴν οὖσαν ἐχομένην Αἰλὰθ ἐπὶ τοῦ χείλους τῆς ἐσχάτης θαλάσσης ἐν γῇ Ἐδώμ. (Kai naun huper hou epoiaʸsen ho basileus Salōmōn en Gasiōn Gaber taʸn ousan eⱪomenaʸn Ailath epi tou ⱪeilous taʸs esⱪataʸs thalassaʸs en gaʸ Edōm. )
BrTreven that for which king Solomon built a ship in Gasion Gaber near Ælath on the [fn]shore of the [fn]extremity of the sea in the land of Edom.
9:26Gr. last sea, or last part of the sea, q. d. head of the gulf.
ULTAnd the king Solomon made a fleet in Ezion Geber, which is near Elath on the lip of the sea of reeds in the land of Edom.
USTKing Solomon’s workers also built a fleet of ships at the city of Ezion Geber, which is near the city of Elath, on the shore of the Sea of Reeds, in the land belonging to the Edom people group.
BSB § King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth [fn] in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.[fn]
9:26Eloth is a variant of Elath; see LXX, 2 Kings 14:22, and 2 Kings 16:6.
OEBAnd King Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion-geber, which is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom.
WEBBEKing Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
WMBBKing Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Sea of Suf, in the land of Edom.
NETKing Solomon also built ships in Ezion Geber, which is located near Elat in the land of Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
LSVAnd King Solomon has made a navy in Ezion-Geber, that is beside Eloth, on the edge of the Sea of Suph, in the land of Edom.
FBVKing Solomon built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
T4TKing Solomon’s workers also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-Geber city, which is near Elath city, on the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba, in the land belonging to the Edom people-group.
LEBKing Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-Geber which is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea[fn] in the land of Edom.
KJB-1611¶ [fn]And king Solomon made a nauie of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shoare of the red sea, in the land of Edom. (¶ 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.)
BshpsAnd king Solomon made a nauie of shippes in Azion Gaber, which is beside Eloth, on the brinke of the red sea, in the lande of Edom. (And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Azion Gaber, which is beside Eloth, on the brinke of the red sea, in the land of Edom.)
GnvaAlso King Salomon made a nauie of ships in Ezeon-geber, which is beside Eloth, and the brinke of the red Sea, in the land of Edom. (Also King Salomon made a navy of ships in Ezeon-geber, which is beside Eloth, and the brinke of the red Sea, in the land of Edom. )
CvdlAnd Salomon made shippes also at Ezeon Geber, which lyeth by Eloth besyde the Reed See shore in ye londe of the Edomites. (And Salomon made ships also at Ezeon Geber, which lieth/lies by Eloth beside the Reed See shore in ye/you_all land of the Edomites.)
WycAlso king Salomon made `o schip in Asiongaber, which is bisidis Haila, in the brenke of the Reed sea, and in the lond of Idumee. (Also king Salomon made `o ship in Asiongaber, which is besides Haila, in the brenke of the Reed sea, and in the land of Idumee.)
LuthUnd Salomo machte auch Schiffe zu Ezeon-Geber, die bei Eloth liegt, am Ufer des Schilfmeers, im Lande der Edomiter. (And Salomo made also shipe to Ezeon-Geber, the at Eloth liegt, in/at/on_the Ufer the Schilfmeers, in_the land the/of_the Edomiter.)
ClVgClassem quoque fecit rex Salomon in Asiongaber, quæ est juxta Ailath in littore maris Rubri, in terra Idumææ.[fn] (Classem too he_did king Salomon in Asiongaber, which it_is next_to Ailath in littore maris Rubri, in earth/land Idumææ. )
9.26Classem. ID. Classis est Ecclesia, etc., usque ad historiam, allegoriam, tropologiam, anagogen in duobus Testamentis.
9.26Classem. ID. Classis it_is Ecclesia, etc., until to historiam, allegoriam, tropologiam, anagogen in duobus Testamentis.
9:26-28 The seaport of Ezion-geber was situated on the Gulf of Aqaba, which opens onto the Red Sea. The location of Ophir is uncertain but may have been located in southwestern Arabia, eastern Africa, or India; the mention of gold and other precious commodities (see 10:11-12) indicates its strategic importance for trade.
(Some words not found in UHB: and,fleet_of_ships he/it_had_made the=king Shəlomoh in/on/at/with, גֶּבֶר which/who DOM Eloth on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in language_of sea red in=land ʼEdōm )
It might be best to translate so that the reader understands that other people helped Solomon do this.
a fleet of ships
(Some words not found in UHB: and,fleet_of_ships he/it_had_made the=king Shəlomoh in/on/at/with, גֶּבֶר which/who DOM Eloth on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in language_of sea red in=land ʼEdōm )
Near the beginning of Solomon’s reign, the Lord promised to bless him with great wisdom, riches, and honor (1 Kings 3:2-15), and the fulfillment of this promise led to great fame for Solomon throughout the Near East. Humanly speaking, Solomon had been set up for immense success by his father David, who passed on to him a powerful kingdom that stretched from the tip of the Red Sea to the Euphrates River (2 Samuel 8-10; 1 Chronicles 18-19; 2 Chronicles 8). During Solomon’s reign Israel controlled all land routes leading from Egypt and the Red Sea to the Aramean and Hittite nations to the north, and they also controlled the northern terminus of the great Incense Route leading from the peoples of southwest Arabia to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea at Gaza. Solomon appears to have capitalized on his strategic control over travel and shipping throughout the region by setting up a very lucrative international arms dealership, through which he paired chariots bought from Egypt with horses bought from Kue (the term sometimes translated as “Egypt” should probably be translated “Muzur,” a district near Kue) and sold them to the kings of the Hittites and Arameans. Solomon also likely gained immense wealth from very productive copper mines at Punon, Timna, and elsewhere (see “Southern Arabah Valley” map). All this won him great renown among all the rulers of the Near East, including the queen of Sheba, who traveled over a thousand miles to see for herself Solomon’s great wisdom and splendor. She brought with her luxurious gifts from her land, including spices, precious stones, and gold, which she may have obtained from nearby Ophir. Solomon also arranged for King Hiram of Tyre to provide him with cedar timbers from Lebanon to build the Temple of the Lord and his royal palace (2 Chronicles 2). The logs were bound into rafts, floated down to Joppa, and then disassembled and hauled up to Jerusalem. Solomon also launched ships to sail to faraway lands during his reign and bring back riches and exotic goods. Scholars have proposed various locations for the exact destination of the ships, and some have struggled to reconcile what can seem like confusion on the part of the biblical writers over the term Tarshish. But a careful reading of the biblical accounts indicates that there were probably two separate fleets of ships: the fleet of Hiram and Solomon’s fleet of ships of Tarshish. Both fleets are separately mentioned in 1 Kings 10:22, and the phrase “at sea with” may simply indicate that they were sailing at the same time but not necessarily together. Also, the list of goods brought back by Hiram’s fleet is somewhat different than the list of goods brought back by Solomon’s fleet (compare 1 Kings 10:11, 22; 2 Chronicles 8:17-18; 9:10, 21). Likewise, the wording of 2 Chronicles 8:17-18 is that Hiram “sent to [Solomon] by the hand of his servants ships and servants familiar with the sea,” but the implication seems to be that the ships remained Hiram’s, not Solomon’s, whereas the other fleet of ships of Tarshish appears to have belonged to Solomon, though the ships were manned by Hiram’s men as well (2 Chronicles 9:21). Thus, Hiram’s fleet set sail from Ezion-geber, traveled the length of the Red Sea, and acquired gold from Ophir. Solomon’s fleet, on the other hand, could have sailed either the Red Sea or the Mediterranean Sea, since the term ships of Tarshish seems to have been used at times to indicate a class of trading or refinery ships rather than a specific destination (see article for “Tarshish” map). It is also possible, however, that the term Tarshish referred to the ships’ actual destination, which during Solomon’s reign appears to have been located in the far western Mediterranean Sea. This is supported by isotopic studies of silver found in Israel during Solomon’s time, which have traced the source to Tharros on the island of Sardinia. This also fits well with the length of time given for the voyage of Solomon’s fleet, which returned every three years with their exotic goods.
