28 and they went to Ophir, and fetched thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses;
And Huram sent him by his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
And put the precious ore with the dust, and [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the torrents,
It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire.
I will make a man more precious than fine gold, even man than the gold of Ophir.
and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were sons of Joktan.
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Commentary on 1 Kings 9 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 9
In this chapter we have,
1Ki 9:1-9
God had given a real answer to Solomon's prayer, and tokens of his acceptance of it, immediately, by the fire from heaven which consumed the sacrifices (as we find 2 Chr. 7:1); but here we have a more express and distinct answer to it. Observe,
1Ki 9:10-14
What agreement was made between Solomon and Hiram, when the building-work was to be begun, we read before, ch. 5. Here we have an account of their fair and friendly parting when the work was done.
1Ki 9:15-28
We have here a further account of Solomon's greatness.