1 Kings 10:22
20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
21 And all 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: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
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.
23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- For the king had on the sea a Tarshish-fleet, with the fleet of Hiram: once in three years came the Tarshish-fleet, bringing gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
- BLB
- For ships of Tarshish [were] unto the king at sea with the ships of Hiram. Once in three years came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
- ÅB
- For kongen hadde Tarsis-skip på havet sammen med Hirams skip; en gang hvert tredje år kom Tarsis-skipene hjem og hadde med gull og sølv, elfenben og aper og påfugler.
- OTB
- For kongen hadde på havet skipene fra Tarsis med Hirams skip; en gang hvert tredje år kom skipene fra Tarsis, medbringende gull, sølv, elfenben, aper og påfugler.
- B1930
- For kongen hadde Tarsis-skiber på havet sammen med Hirams skiber; en gang hvert tredje år kom Tarsis-skibene hjem og hadde med gull og sølv, elfenben og aper og påfugler.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 22:48
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
Read in contextGenesis 10:4
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Read in contextPsalms 48:7
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
Read in contextPsalms 72:10
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Read in context2 Chronicles 20:36–37
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
Read in contextIsaiah 66:19
And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
Read in contextIsaiah 23:10
Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
Read in contextIsaiah 23:6
Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
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