1 Kings 9 · Verse 26

1 Kings 9:26

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.
1 Kings 9:26, King James Version

1 Kings 9:26 in other translations

BSBKing Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
WEBKing 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd a navy hath king Solomon made in Ezion-Geber, that is beside Eloth, on the edge of the Sea of Suph, in the land of Edom.
DARBYAnd king 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.
BBEAnd King Solomon made a sea-force of ships in Ezion-geber, by Eloth, on the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 1 Kings 9:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth--These were neighboring ports at the head of the eastern or Elanitic branch of the Red Sea. Tyrian ship carpenters and sailors were sent there for Solomon's vessels (see on 2Ch 8:17, 18). Ezion-geber--that is, "the giant's backbone"; so called from a reef of rocks at the entrance of the harbor. Eloth--Elim or Elath; that is, "the trees"; a grove of terebinths still exists at the head of the gulf.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 A navy of ships - Literally, אני oni, a ship: in the parallel place, 2Chr 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 9:15-28

Here is a further account of Solomon's greatness. He began at the right end, for he built God's house first, and finished that before he began his own; then God blessed him, and he prospered in all his other buildings. Let piety begin, and profit follow; leave pleasure to the last. Whatever pains we take for the glory of God, and to profit others, we are likely to have the advantage. Canaan, the holy land, the glory…

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1 Kings 9:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וָאֳנִ֡יvo.'o.Niand ship[s]H590
עָשָׂה֩'a.Sahhe madeH6213
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
שְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
בְּעֶצְיֽוֹן\־be.'etz.yon-at EzionH6100
גֶּ֨בֶרGe.verGeberH6100
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhichH834
אֶת\־'et-[is] withH854
אֵל֛וֹת'e.LotElathH359
עַל\־'al-onH5921
שְׂפַ֥תse.Fat[the] shore ofH8193
יַם\־yam-[the] sea ofH3220
ס֖וּףsufreed[s]H5488
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
אֱדֽוֹם\׃'e.DomEdomH123

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 9:26

  • 1 Kings 22:48

    Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.

  • Numbers 33:35

    And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion–gaber.

  • Deuteronomy 2:8

    And 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 8:17-18

    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.

  • 2 Kings 14:22

    He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

  • 2 Chronicles 8:11-12

    And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the Lord hath come. Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the Lord on the altar of the Lord, which he had built before the porch,

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made a navy.
2Ch 8:12,17,18-11:4
Ezion-geber.
22:48; Nu 33:35; De 2:8
Eloth.
2Ki 14:22
shore. Heb. lip.

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Context

  • 1 Kings 9:25

    And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the Lord, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the Lord. So he finished the house.

  • 1 Kings 9:26

    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.

  • 1 Kings 9:27

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

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1 Kings 9:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Hizo también el rey Salomón navíos en Ezión-geber, que es junto á Elath en la ribera del mar Bermejo, en la tierra de Edom.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi Salomon fit une flotte, à Étsion-Guéber, qui est près d’Éloth, sur le bord de la mer Rouge, dans le pays d’Édom.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König Salomo machte eine Flotte zu Ezjon-Geber, das bei Eloth, am Ufer des Schilfmeeres, im Lande Edom liegt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Classem quoque fecit rex Salomon in Asiongaber, quæ est juxta Ailath in littore maris Rubri, in terra Idumææ.