For the kinghad shipswhich wentto Tarshishwith the servantsof Huram;onceevery threeyearsthe shipsof Tarshishcamebringinggoldand silver,ivoryand apesand peacocks.
For the kinghad at seathe shipsof Tarshishwith the shipsof Hiram;onceevery threeyearsthe shipsof Tarshishcamebringinggoldand silver,ivoryand apesand peacocks.
Jehoshaphatmadeshipsof Tarshishto goto Ophirfor gold,but they did not gofor the shipswere brokenat Ezion-geber.
And Huramby his servantssenthim shipsand servantswho knewthe sea;and they wentwith Solomon'sservantsto Ophir,and tookfrom therefourhundredand fiftytalentsof goldand broughtthem to KingSolomon.
AllKingSolomon'sdrinkingvessels[were] of gold,and allthe vesselsof the houseof the forestof Lebanon[were] of puregold;silverwas not consideredvaluablein the daysof Solomon.
"The ostriches'wingsflapjoyouslyWith the pinionand plumageof love,
Let the kingsof Tarshishand of the islandsbringpresents;The kingsof Shebaand Sebaoffergifts.
Beatensilveris broughtfrom Tarshish,And goldfrom Uphaz,The workof a craftsmanand of the handsof a goldsmith;Violetand purpleare their clothing;They are allthe workof skilledmen.
"Tarshishwas your customerbecauseof the abundanceof all[kinds] of wealth;with silver,iron,tinand leadthey paidfor your wares.
"The sonsof Dedanwere your traders.Manycoastlandswere your market;ivorytusksand ebonythey broughtas your payment.
But Jonahroseup to fleeto Tarshishfrom the presenceof the LORD.So he wentdownto Joppa,founda shipwhich was goingto Tarshish,paidthe fareand wentdowninto it to gowith them to Tarshishfrom the presenceof the LORD.
