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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, it was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon. 22 For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish[a] used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[b]

23 Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

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Footnotes

  1. 10.22 ships of Tarshish: i.e., ships that could sail to Tarshish (usually located in Spain). The word then came to be applied to ocean-going vessels.
  2. 1 Kings 10:22 Or baboons

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