1 Kings 10:22

For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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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

21All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver, because it was considered of little value in the days of Solomon.

23So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:4The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

1 Kings 10:18Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.

1 Kings 22:49Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships.” But Jehoshaphat would not.

2 Chronicles 20:36He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber.

Psalms 48:7With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish.

Isaiah 2:16for all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery.

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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