26.所羅門王在以東地紅海邊,靠近以祿的以旬.迦別製造船隻。
King Solomon also built ships at Ezion Geber, which is near Elath in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.[j]
Footnotes:
j. 1 Kings 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds
27.希蘭差遣他的僕人,就是熟悉泛海的船家,與所羅門的僕人一同坐船航海。
And Hiram sent his men—sailors who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men.
28.他們到了俄斐,從那裏得了四百二十他連得金子,運到所羅門王那裏。
They sailed to Ophir and brought back 420 talents[k] of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.
Footnotes:
k. 1 Kings 9:28 That is, about 16 tons or about 14 metric tons