Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
Their dwelling extended from Mesha, as you go towards Sephar, the mountain of the east.
The name of the first is Pishon: it flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go towards Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go, for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber.
They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to King Solomon.
Ishmerai, Izliah, Jobab, the sons of Elpaal,
Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
and their brothers, heads of their fathers’ houses, one thousand and seven hundred and sixty; they were very able men for the work of the service of God’s house.
Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir amongst the stones of the brooks.
It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Kings’ daughters are amongst your honourable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
I will make people more rare than fine gold, even a person than the pure gold of Ophir.
Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is before Egypt.