Lux Domini
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

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Interpretation

Here is a further account of Solomon's greatness. He began at the right end, for he built God's house first, and finished that before he began his own; then God blessed him, and he prospered in all his other buildings.

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This thought runs through 1 Kings 9:26-28.

Glossary

Ophir Place
Biblical island. Modern identification: southwestern Arabia.