1Ki 9:26 | KingComments | STEP | Hiram also helped Solomon with the building of ships and delivered crew familiar with the sea. The ships are only mentioned here as means of transport for gold, which is taken from Ofir. There are two other places in Scripture of which the names are linked to gold: Havilah ( ) and Sheba ( ; ; ; ). Havilah reminds us of paradise and Sheba determines us at the time of the realm of peace. Through the gold that Solomon gets from Ophir, the idea arises that the early days of Solomon can be compared to the glory of paradise and that of the empire of peace.

‏ 1 Kings 9:26

The Fleet of Solomon

Hiram also helped Solomon with the building of ships and delivered crew familiar with the sea. The ships are only mentioned here as means of transport for gold, which is taken from Ofir.

There are two other places in Scripture of which the names are linked to gold: Havilah (Gen 2:11) and Sheba (Psa 72:15; 1Kgs 10:10; Isa 60:6; Eze 27:22). Havilah reminds us of paradise and Sheba determines us at the time of the realm of peace. Through the gold that Solomon gets from Ophir, the idea arises that the early days of Solomon can be compared to the glory of paradise and that of the empire of peace.