²⁸ They sailed to Ophir^(A) and brought back 420 talents^[a] of gold,^(B) which they delivered to King Solomon.

¹¹ (Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir;^(A) and from there they brought great cargoes of almugwood^[a] and precious stones.

¹² The king used the almugwood to make supports^[a] for the temple of the Lord and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. So much almugwood has never been imported or seen since that day.)

²² The king had a fleet of trading ships^[a](A) at sea along with the ships^(B) of Hiram. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

²⁸ Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue^[a]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price.

²⁹ They imported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty.^[a] They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites^(A) and of the Arameans.

¹⁶ Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue^[a]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price.

¹⁷ They imported a chariot^(A) from Egypt for six hundred shekels^[a] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty.^[b] They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and of the Arameans.

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

¹⁸ And Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own men, sailors who knew the sea. These, with Solomon’s men, sailed to Ophir and brought back four hundred and fifty talents^[a] of gold,^(A) which they delivered to King Solomon.