1 Kings 10:22

For the king's navy, once in three years, went with the navy of Hiram by sea to Tharsis, and brought from thence gold, and silver, and elephants' teeth, and apes, and peacocks.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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, out of which king Solomon drank, were of gold: and all the furniture of the house of the forest of Libanus was of most pure gold: there was no silver, nor was any account made of it in the days of Solomon:

23And king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches, and wisdom.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:4And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cetthim, and Dodanim.

1 Kings 10:18King Solomon also made a great throne of ivory: and overlaid it with the finest gold.

1 Kings 22:49But king Josaphat made navies on the sea, to sail into Ophir for gold: but they could not go, for the ships were broken in Asiongaber.

2 Chronicles 20:36And he was partner with him in making ships, to go to Tharsis: and they made the ships in Asiongaber.

Psalms 48:7trembling took hold of them. There were pains as of a woman in labour.

Isaiah 2:16And upon all the ships of Tharsis, and upon all that is fair to behold.

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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