Holier Than Thou - Biblical Contradictions

How much gold did Hiram's men bring to King Solomon from Ophir -- 420 talents or 450 talents?

1 Kings 9:27-28, "And Hiram sent his men -- sailors who knew the sea -- to serve in the fleet with Solomon's men. They sailed to Ophir and brought back 420 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon."

2 Chronicles 8:18, "And Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers, men who knew the sea. These, with Solomon's men, sailed to Ophir and brought back four hundred and fifty talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon."

According to 1 Kings chapter 9, Solomon's sailors, along with the assistance of Hiram's men, brought back 420 talents of gold from Ophir, however, 2 Chronicles chapter 8 records the amount of gold from Ophir as 450 talents.

"Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth." (Ecclesiastes 7:3-4, KJV)

"Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun." (Ecclesiastes 8:15, KJV)