2 Chronicles 8:18

18 Hiram sent him ships and with them veteran sailors. Joined by Solomon's men they sailed to Ophir (in east Africa), loaded on fifteen tons of gold, and brought it back to King Solomon.

2 Chronicles 8:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 8:18

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 8:17).

2 Chronicles 8:18 In-Context

16 All that Solomon set out to do, from the groundbreaking of The Temple of God to its finish, was now complete.

17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast of Edom.

18 Hiram sent him ships and with them veteran sailors. Joined by Solomon's men they sailed to Ophir (in east Africa), loaded on fifteen tons of gold, and brought it back to King Solomon.