Chapter 9:28 mentions the bringing of gold from Ophir, to be followed in ch. 10:1-10 by the account of the visit of the queen of Sheba. Now v. 11 again speaks of the gold of Ophir. There is probably some significance in this arrangement. The same sequence prevails in 2 Chron. 8:18; 2 Chron. 9:1-10. There seems to be some connection between the gold of Ophir brought by the servants of Hiram and Solomon and the gold brought by the queen of Sheba. It was probably Solomon’s Ophir trade that brought news to the queen of the wisdom and wealth of Israel’s king that resulted in her visit to Jerusalem.