22For 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongeber. …
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-29)We have here a further account of Solomon’s prosperity. I. How he increased his wealth. Though he had much, he still coveted to have more, being willing to try the utmost the things of this world could do to make men happy. 1. Besides the gold that came from Ophir (1 Kgs. 9:28), he brought so much into his country from other places that the whole amounted, every year, to 666 talents (1 Kgs. 10:14)…
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