1 KINGS 9:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.”
"And Hiram sent with the fleet his servants, sailors who knew the sea, together with the servants of Solomon; and they went to Ophir, and brought from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to King Solomon." — *Hiram's sailors* and *Solomon's servants* collaborated in *maritime trade*, *sailing to Ophir* (location unknown, possibly East Africa or Arabia). The *gold* (*420 talents*, approximately 15 metric tons) represents *enormous wealth* brought to Solomon. The *trade partnership* between *Solomon and Hiram* extends to *maritime commerce*.
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