1 Kings 9 · Verse 27

1 Kings 9:27

And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
1 Kings 9:27, King James Version

1 Kings 9:27 in other translations

BSBAnd Hiram sent his servants, men who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.
WEBHiram sent in the fleet his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
ASVAnd Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
YLTAnd Hiram sendeth in the navy his servants, shipmen knowing the sea, with servants of Solomon,
DARBYAnd Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon;
BBEHiram sent his servants, who were experienced seamen, in the sea-force with Solomon's men.
WebsterAnd Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

What does 1 Kings 9:27 mean?

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 9:27 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
חִירָ֤םchi.RamHiramH2438
בָּֽאֳנִי֙bo.'o.Niin the ship[s]H590
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Sheimen ofH582
אֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotshipsH591
יֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'Ei[who] knewH3045
הַיָּ֑םhai.Yam<of> the seaH3220
עִ֖ם'imwithH5973
עַבְדֵ֥י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650
שְׁלֹמֹֽה\׃she.lo.MohSolomonH8010

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

Cross references for 1 Kings 9:27

  • 1 Kings 5:9

    My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

  • 1 Kings 10:11

    And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

  • 1 Kings 5:6

    Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.

  • 1 Kings 22:49

    Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:36-37

    And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion–geber. Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

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his servants.
5:6,9; 22:49; 2Ch 20:36,37

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 9:28

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

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1 Kings 9:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y envió Hiram en ellos á sus siervos, marineros y diestros en la mar, con los siervos de Salomón:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Hiram envoya sur la flotte ses serviteurs, des matelots connaissant la mer, avec les serviteurs de Salomon.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Hiram sandte auf der Flotte seine Knechte, Schiffsleute, die des Meeres kundig waren, mit den Knechten Salomos.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Misitque Hiram in classe illa servos suos viros nauticos et gnaros maris, cum servis Salomonis.