King James Version
1 Kings 9:27 in the King James Version says “And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.”
1 Kings 9:27 · KJV
And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house. upon the altar that: Heb. upon it, etc
And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. shore: Heb. lip
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“shipmen”
H582properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
“that had knowledge”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
“of the sea”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
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