1 Kings 10:22

For the navy of the king, once every three years, went with the navy of Hiram by sea to Tarshish, bringing from there gold, and silver, and elephant tusks, and primates, and peacocks.

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In The King James Version

For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

In Context

21Moreover, all the vessels from which king Solomon would drink were of gold. And all the items in the house of the forest of Lebanon were of the purest gold. There was no silver, nor was any accounting made of silver in the days of Solomon.

23And so, king Solomon was magnified above all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:4And the sons of Javan were Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

1 Kings 10:18Also, king Solomon made a great throne from ivory. And he clothed it with a great quantity of red gold.

1 Kings 22:49Yet truly, king Jehoshaphat had made a navy on the sea, which would sail to Ophir for gold. But they were unable to go, because the ships were broken down at Eziongeber.

2 Chronicles 20:36And he was a partner in the making of ships, which would go to Tarshish. And they made the fleet at Eziongeber.

Psalms 48:7Those who trust in their own strength and who glory in the multitude of their riches,

Isaiah 2:16and over all the ships of Tarshish, and over all the beauty that may be seen.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 10:15-29

Solomon's Wealth. ( b. c. 990.) 14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, 15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country. 16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. 17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put… Read the whole commentary →

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