1 Kings 10:22

New Century Version

King Solomon also had many trading ships at sea, along with Hiram’s ships. Every three years the ships returned, bringing back gold, silver, ivory, apes, and baboons.

Cross References

Genesis 10:4

The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

1 Kings 10:18

The king built a large throne of ivory and covered it with fine gold.

1 Kings 10:21

All of Solomon’s drinking cups, as well as the dishes in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon, were made of pure gold. Nothing was made from silver, because silver was not valuable in Solomon’s time.

1 Kings 22:48

King Jehoshaphat built trading ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber, so they never set sail.

1 Kings 22:49

Ahaziah son of Ahab went to help Jehoshaphat, offering to give Jehoshaphat some men to sail with his men, but Jehoshaphat refused.

1 Kings 9:26

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

2 Chronicles 9:21

King Solomon had many ships that he sent out to trade, with Hiram’s men as the crews. Every three years the ships returned, bringing back gold, silver, ivory, apes, and baboons.

Job 39:13

“The wings of the ostrich flap happily, but they are not like the feathers of the stork.

Psalm 48:7

You destroyed the large trading ships with an east wind.

Psalm 72:10

Let the kings of Tarshish and the faraway lands bring him gifts. Let the kings of Sheba and Seba bring their presents to him.

Isaiah 2:16

all the trading ships and the beautiful ships.

Isaiah 23:1

This is a message about Tyre: You trading ships, cry! The houses and harbor of Tyre are destroyed. This news came to the ships from the land of Cyprus.

Isaiah 23:10

Go through your land, people of Tarshish, like the Nile goes through Egypt. There is no harbor for you now!

Isaiah 23:6

You ships should return to Tarshish. You people living near the sea should be sad.

Isaiah 60:9

People in faraway lands are waiting for me. The great trading ships will come first, bringing your children from faraway lands, and with them silver and gold. This will honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, who does wonderful things for you.

Isaiah 66:19

“I will put a mark on some of the people, and I will send some of these saved people to the nations: to Tarshish, Libya, Lud (the land of archers), Tubal, Greece, and all the faraway lands. These people have never heard about what I have done nor seen my glory. So the saved people will tell the nations about my glory.

Ezekiel 27:12

“ ‘People of Tarshish became traders for you because of your great wealth. They traded your goods for silver, iron, tin, and lead.

Ezekiel 27:15

“ ‘People of Rhodes became merchants for you, selling your goods on many coastlands. They brought back ivory tusks and valuable black wood as your payment.

Amos 3:15

I will tear down the winter house, together with the summer house. The houses decorated with ivory will be destroyed, and the great houses will come to an end,” says the Lord.

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah got up to run away from the Lord by going to Tarshish. He went to the city of Joppa, where he found a ship that was going to the city of Tarshish. Jonah paid for the trip and went aboard, planning to go to Tarshish to run away from the Lord.