1 Kings 9:27
And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
Cross-reference
In 1 Kings 5:6, Hiram's servants also work with Solomon's servants, this time for cutting timber — the same collaborative pattern.
1 Kings 10:11 records the very cargo Hiram's fleet brought from Ophir — gold, almug wood, precious stones — completing the narrative.
1 Kings 5:9 continues the timber account with Hiram's servants transporting by sea — similar maritime service for Solomon.
1 Kings 22:49 records a later attempt at Ophir gold from Ezion-Geber, but Jehoshaphat's fleet was wrecked — a failed echo.
2 Chronicles 8:18 is the parallel account: Hiram sent ships and sailors to Ophir, returning gold — identical event.
2 Chronicles 9:10 parallels the same fleet bringing gold and precious wood from Ophir, continuing the narrative.
2 Chronicles 20:37 prophesies the destruction of Jehoshaphat's fleet, contrasting with Hiram's successful sailors here.
2 Chronicles 8:17 places Solomon at Ezion-Geber, the same port where Hiram's sailors served with Solomon's men.
2 Chronicles 20:36 mentions Jehoshaphat's ships at Ezion-Geber with Ahaziah, paralleling Solomon's earlier fleet location.