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1 Kings 10:22

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For the king had a fleet 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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1 Kings 10:22 in other translations

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

1 Kings 10:22 · American Standard Version

1 Kings 10:22 in context

  1. 20Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. Nothing like it was made in any kingdom.
  2. 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.
  3. 22For the king had a fleet of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
  4. 23So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
  5. 24All the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.