(The sailors of King Hiram and of King Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought juniper wood and jewels.

Every year King Solomon received over twenty-five tons of gold,

King Hiram sent some experienced sailors from his fleet to serve with Solomon's men.

They sailed to the land of Ophir and brought back to Solomon about sixteen tons of gold.

He had a fleet of ocean-going ships sailing with Hiram's fleet. Every three years his fleet would return, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.

I also piled up silver and gold from the royal treasuries of the lands I ruled. Men and women sang to entertain me, and I had all the women a man could want.