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BSB And Hiram sent his servants, men who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.
OEB And Hiram sent with the fleet his subjects--seamen, who had knowledge of the sea, together with the servants of Solomon.
WEB Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
WMB (Same as above)
NET Hiram sent his fleet and some of his sailors, who were well acquainted with the sea, to serve with Solomon’s men.
LSV And Hiram sends his servants in the navy, shipmen knowing the sea, with servants of Solomon,
FBV Hiram sent his sailors who knew the sea to serve in the fleet with Solomon's men.
T4T King Hiram sent some very expert sailors to work on the ships with Solomon’s workers.
LEB Hiram sent his servants with the fleet of ships, sailors[fn] who knew the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
BBE Hiram sent his servants, who were experienced seamen, in the sea-force with Solomon's men.
MOF No MOF 1KI book available
JPS And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
ASV And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
DRA And Hiram sent his servants in the fleet, sailors that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
YLT And Hiram sendeth in the navy his servants, shipmen knowing the sea, with servants of Solomon,
DBY And Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon;
RV And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
WBS And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
KJB-1769 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
KJB-1611 No KJB-1611 1KI book available
BB And Hiram sent by shippe also of his seruauntes, that were shipmen and had knowledge of the sea, with the seruauntes of Solomon:
(And Hiram sent by ship also of his servants, that were shipmen and had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon:)
GNV And Hiram sent with the nauie his seruats, that were mariners, and had knowledge of the sea, with the seruants of Salomon.
(And Hiram sent with the nauie his seruats, that were mariners, and had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Salomon. )
CB And Hiram sent his seruauntes by shippe, which were shipmen, and had experience of the See, with Salomons seruauntes,
(And Hiram sent his servants by ship, which were shipmen, and had experience of the See, with Salomons servants,)
WYC And Iram sente in that schip hise seruauntis, schipmen, and kunnynge of the see, with the seruauntis of Salomon;
(And Iram sent in that ship his servants, shipmen, and cunning/knowledgee of the see, with the servants of Salomon;)
LUT Und Hiram sandte seine Knechte im Schiff, die gute Schiffsleute und auf dem Meer erfahren waren, mit den Knechten Salomos.
(And Hiram sandte his Knechte in_the ship, the gute shipsleute and on to_him sea erfahren waren, with the Knechten Salomos.)
CLV Misitque Hiram in classe illa servos suos viros nauticos et gnaros maris, cum servis Salomonis.
(Misitque Hiram in classe illa servos suos men nauticos and gnaros maris, when/with servis Salomonis. )
BRN And Chiram sent in the ship together with the servants of Solomon servants of his own, mariners to row, men acquainted with the sea.
BrLXX Καὶ ἀπέστειλε Χιρὰμ ἐν τῇ νηῒ τῶν παίδων αὐτοῦ ἄνδρας ναυτικοὺς ἐλαύνειν εἰδότας θάλασσαν μετὰ τῶν παίδων Σαλωμών.
(Kai apesteile Ⱪiram en taʸ naʸi tōn paidōn autou andras nautikous elaunein eidotas thalassan meta tōn paidōn Salōmōn. )
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1 Kings 9-10; 2 Chronicles 2:1-18; 8:1-9:28
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.