1 Kings 10:22

God's Word

The king had a fleet headed for Tarshish with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the Tarshish fleet would bring gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.

Cross References

Genesis 10:4

Javan’s descendants were the people from Elishah, Tarshish, Cyprus, and Rhodes.

1 Kings 10:18

The king also made a large ivory throne and covered it with fine gold.

1 Kings 10:21

All King Solomon’s cups were gold, and all the utensils for the hall ⌞which he called⌟ the Forest of Lebanon were fine gold. (Nothing was silver, because it wasn’t considered valuable in Solomon’s time.)

1 Kings 22:48

Jehoshaphat made Tarshish-style ships to go to Ophir for gold. But they didn’t go because the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber.

1 Kings 22:49

Then Ahaziah, son of Ahab, said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships.” But Jehoshaphat refused.

1 Kings 9:26

King Solomon also built a fleet near the Red Sea coast at Ezion Geber by Elath in Edom.

2 Chronicles 9:21

The king had ships going to Tarshish with Huram’s sailors. Once every three years the Tarshish ships would bring gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.

Job 39:13

“Does the ostrich flap its wings in joy, or do its wings lack feathers?

Psalm 48:7

With the east wind you smash the ships of Tarshish.

Psalm 72:10

May the kings from Tarshish and the islands bring presents. May the kings from Sheba and Seba bring gifts.

Isaiah 2:16

against all the large ships of Tarshish and all the beautiful boats.

Isaiah 23:1

This is the divine revelation about Tyre. Cry loudly, you ships of Tarshish! Your port at Tyre is destroyed. Word has come to the ships from Cyprus.

Isaiah 23:10

Travel through your country like the Nile, people of Tarshish. You no longer have a harbor.

Isaiah 23:6

Travel to Tarshish! Cry loudly, you inhabitants of the seacoast!

Isaiah 60:9

Certainly, the coastlands wait with hope for me. The ships from Tarshish are the first to bring your children from far away. Their silver and their gold comes with them to honor the name of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, because he has honored you.

Isaiah 66:19

I will set up a sign among them and send some of their survivors to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Meshech, Rosh, Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands who have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will tell about my glory among the nations.

Ezekiel 27:12

“ ‘People from Tarshish traded with you because you were so very rich. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.

Ezekiel 27:15

People from Dedan traded goods with you. You traded with many people on the coasts, and they brought you ivory and ebony as payment.

Amos 3:15

I will tear down winter houses as well as summer houses. Houses ⌞decorated⌟ with ivory will be destroyed. Mansions will be demolished, declares the Lord.

Jonah 1:3

Jonah immediately tried to run away from the Lord by going to Tarshish. He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid for the trip and went on board. He wanted to go to Tarshish to get away from the Lord.