2 Chronicles 8:18 Meaning and Explanation
“And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.”
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Read Full Chapter →Huram supplied ships and experienced sailors who sailed with Solomon's men to Ophir and brought back a great quantity of gold.
What Does 2 Chronicles 8:18 Mean?
King Huram again partners with Solomon, sending ships and seasoned sailors who knew the open water. Together their crews sail to Ophir, a distant source of fine gold, and return with an immense treasure for the king. The chapter closes with the kingdom flourishing through cooperation and trade.
The skill of the sailors and the wealth of Ophir alike came under the hand of God, who gives ability and abundance. Such cooperation among nations and the flow of distant riches foreshadow the day when the wealth and the peoples of the earth would be drawn toward the house of God. Every good gift, then as now, descends from the Father of lights.
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What does 2 Chronicles 8:18 mean?
Huram supplied ships and experienced sailors who sailed with Solomon's men to Ophir and brought back a great quantity of gold.