21 The king had a fleet of trading ships[a] manned by Hiram’s[b] servants. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Hebrew of ships that could go to Tarshish
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram

21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

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21 For the king’s ships went to (A)Tarshish with the servants of [a]Hiram. Once every three years the [b]merchant ships came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and [c]monkeys.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Heb. Huram; cf. 1 Kin. 10:22
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Lit. ships of Tarshish, deep-sea vessels
  3. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Or peacocks

15 “‘The men of Rhodes[a](A) traded with you, and many coastlands(B) were your customers; they paid you with ivory(C) tusks and ebony.

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  1. Ezekiel 27:15 Septuagint; Hebrew Dedan

15 The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.

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15 The men of (A)Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment.

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