1 Kings 10:22

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The king also had many cargo ships that he sent out to trade things with other countries. These were Hiram’s ships. Every three years the ships would come back with a new load of gold, silver, ivory, and apes and baboons.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:48

King Jehoshaphat built some cargo ships. He wanted the ships to sail to Ophir for gold, but they never went there—they were destroyed in their home port at Ezion Geber.

Psalm 72:10

May the kings of Tarshish and all the faraway lands by the sea bring gifts to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba bring their tribute to him.

Psalm 48:7

God, with a strong east wind, you wrecked their big ships.

Genesis 10:4

Javan’s sons were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Isaiah 66:19

I will put a mark on some of the people. I will send some of these saved people to the nations of Tarshish, Libya, Lud (the land of archers), Tubal, Greece, and all the faraway lands. Those people have never heard my teachings. They have never seen my Glory. So the saved people will tell the nations about my glory.

Isaiah 60:9

The faraway lands are waiting for me. The great cargo ships are ready to sail. They are ready to bring your children from faraway lands. They will bring silver and gold with them to honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel. He has done wonderful things for you.

Isaiah 23:10

Ships from Tarshish, go back home. Cross the sea as if it were a river. No one will stop you now.

Isaiah 23:6

You ships, try to escape to Tarshish! Cry out, you people living near the sea!

Isaiah 23:1

This is a message about Tyre: Ships traveling from Cyprus heard this message: “Cry, you ships from Tarshish! Your harbor has been destroyed.”

Isaiah 2:16

They might be like great ships from Tarshish, filled with such wonderful cargo, but they will be brought down.

2 Chronicles 9:21

The king also had cargo ships that went to Tarshish to trade things with other countries. Hiram’s men were on these ships. Every three years the ships would come back with a new load of gold, silver, ivory, and apes and baboons.

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah tried to run away from the Lord. He went to Joppa and found a boat that was going to the faraway city of Tarshish. Jonah paid money for the trip and went on the boat. He wanted to travel with the people on this boat to Tarshish and run away from the Lord.

Amos 3:15

I will destroy the winter house with the summer house. The houses of ivory will be destroyed. Many houses will be destroyed.” This is what the Lord said.

Ezekiel 27:12

“‘Tarshish was one of your best customers. They traded silver, iron, tin, and lead for all the wonderful things you sold.

Job 39:13

“An ostrich gets excited and flaps its wings, but it cannot fly. Its wings and feathers are not like the wings of a stork.

1 Kings 10:18

King Solomon also built a large throne with ivory decorations. It was covered with pure gold.

1 Kings 9:26

King Solomon also built ships at Ezion Geber. This town is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

1 Kings 10:21

All of Solomon’s cups and glasses were made of gold, and all the dishes in the building called the Forest of Lebanon were made from pure gold. Nothing in the palace was made from silver. There was so much gold that in Solomon’s time people did not think silver was important.

Ezekiel 27:15

The people of Rhodes traded with you. You sold your things in many places. People brought ivory tusks and ebony wood to pay you.

1 Kings 22:49

Then King Ahaziah of Israel offered to put some of his own sailors with Jehoshaphat’s men on the ships, but Jehoshaphat refused to accept his help.