2 Chronicles 8 · Verse 18

2 Chronicles 8:18

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 Chronicles 8:18, King James Version

2 Chronicles 8:18 in other translations

BSBSo Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.
WEBHuram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.
ASVAnd Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
YLTand Huram sendeth to him, by the hand of his servants, ships and servants knowing the sea, and they go with servants of Solomon to Ophir, and take thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and bring in unto king Solomon.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd Huram sent him, by his servants, ships and experienced seamen, who went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir and came back with four hundred and fifty talents of gold, which they took to King Solomon.
WebsterAnd Huram sent to 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.

What does 2 Chronicles 8:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
18. Huram sent him ... ships--either sent him ship-men, able seamen, overland; or, taking the word "sent" in a looser sense, supplied him, that is, built him ships--namely, in docks at Eloth (compare 1Ki 9:26, 27). This navy of Solomon was manned by Tyrians, for Solomon had no seamen capable of performing distant expeditions. The Hebrew fishermen, whose boats plied on the Sea of Tiberias or coasted the shores of the Mediterranean, were not equal to the conducting of large vessels laden with valuable cargoes on long voyages and through the wide and unfrequented ocean. four hundred and fifty talents of gold--(Compare 1Ki 9:28). The text in one of these passages is corrupt.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 Knowledge of the sea - Skilful sailors. Solomon probably bore the expenses and his friend, the Tyrian king, furnished him with expert sailors; for the Jews, at no period of their history, had any skill in maritime affairs, their navigation being confined to the lakes of their own country, from which they could never acquire any nautical skill. The Tyrians, on the contrary, lived on and in the sea.

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2 Chronicles 8:18 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּֽשְׁלַֽח\־vai.yish.lach-and he sentH7971
לוֹ֩loto him
חוּרָ֨םchu.RamHuramH2361
בְּיַד\־be.yad-by [the] hand ofH3027
עֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
אֳנִיּ֗וֹת'o.ni.yotshipsH591
וַעֲבָדִים֮va.'a.va.Dimand servantsH5650
י֣וֹדְעֵיYod.'ei[who] knewH3045
יָם֒yam<of> [the] seaH3220
וַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935
עִם\־'im-withH5973
עַבְדֵ֤י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650
שְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohSolomonH8010
אוֹפִ֔ירָה'o.Fi.rahOphir towardsH211
וַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.Chuand they tookH3947
מִשָּׁ֔םmi.Shamfrom thereH8033
אַרְבַּע\־'ar.ba'-fourH702
מֵא֥וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.Shimand fiftyH2572
כִּכַּ֣רki.Kartalent[s] ofH3603
זָהָ֑בza.HavgoldH2091
וַיָּבִ֖יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uand they brought [it]H935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
שְׁלֹמֹֽה\׃\ \פshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 8:18

  • 2 Chronicles 9:10

    And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:13

    Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

  • 1 Kings 9:27-28

    And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

  • Ecclesiastes 2:8

    I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

  • 1 Kings 10:22

    For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Huram.
9:10,13
See on
1Ki 9:27,28; 10:22
Hiram. Ophir.Conjectures respecting the situation of Ophir are endless. Grotius conjectures it to be a part of Arabia called Aphar by Arrian; while Bochart and others have placed it in the island of Ceylon. Calmet supposes it to have been situated in Armenia; but his late editor places it at the head of the Indus. Josephus says that Ophir is the Indies, called the Gold country; by which he is supposed to mean Chersonesus Aurea, now Malacca, opposite Sumatra; and Le Poivre observes that the inhabitants of these places call their gold mines {ophirs.}
took thence.
Ec 2:8

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 8:17

    Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.

  • 2 Chronicles 8:18

    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.

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2 Chronicles 8:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque Hiram le había enviado navíos por mano de sus siervos, y marineros diestros en la mar, los cuales fueron con los siervos de Salomón á Ophir, y tomaron de allá cuatrocientos y cincuenta talentos de oro, y los trajeron al rey Salomón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Hiram lui envoya, par la main de ses serviteurs, des navires et des serviteurs connaissant la mer; et ils allèrent avec les serviteurs de Salomon à Ophir, et y prirent 450 talents d’or, et les apportèrent au roi Salomon.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Huram sandte ihm durch seine Knechte Schiffe und Knechte, die des Meeres kundig waren. Und sie kamen mit den Knechten Salomos nach Ophir und holten von dort 450 Talente Gold und brachten es zu dem König Salomo.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Misit autem ei Hiram per manus servorum suorum naves, et nautas gnaros maris, et abierunt cum servis Salomonis in Ophir, tuleruntque inde quadringenta quinquaginta talenta auri, et attulerunt ad regem Salomonem.