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.
Glossary
- Ophir Place
- Biblical island. Modern identification: southwestern Arabia.