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1 Kings 10:22 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" 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. "

1 Kings 10:22

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20 Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. Nothing like it was made in any kingdom.

21 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, because it was considered of little value in the days of Solomon.

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.

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

24 All the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

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Related Verses

2 Chronicles 9:21

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"For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks."

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2 Chronicles 8:18

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"Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Solomon."

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1 Kings 9:11

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"(now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and cypress trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), King Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee."

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1 Kings 9:27

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"Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon."

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Psalms 72:10

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"The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts."

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1 Kings 22:48

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"Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go, for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber."

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1 Kings 10:1

"When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the LORD’s name, she came to test him with hard questions."

1 Kings 10:2

"She came to Jerusalem with a very great caravan, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart."

1 Kings 10:3

"Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from the king which he didn’t tell her."

1 Kings 10:4

"When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,"

1 Kings 10:5

"the food of his table, the sitting of his servants, the attendance of his officials, their clothing, his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the LORD’s house, there was no more spirit in her."

1 Kings 10:6

"She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom."

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