1 Kings 9:28
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
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Genesis 10:29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
1 Kings 10:14Now the weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold,
1 Chronicles 1:23And Ophir, and Chavilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
2 Chronicles 8:18And Churam sent him by means of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and they fetched away thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought the same to king Solomon.
Job 22:24And throw down in the dust precious metals, and [the gold of] Ophir to the stones of the brooks:
Psalms 45:9(45:10) Kings' daughters are among those dear to thee: the queen standeth on thy right hand in fine gold of Ophir.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:16-28
Solomon's Buildings; Solomon's Greatness. ( b. c. 991.) 15 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. 16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife. 17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, 18 And Baalath, and… Read the whole commentary →