So David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor of Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, , to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
Isaiah 23:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised over deep water. Tyre’s revenue was the grain from Shihor – the harvest of the Nile. She was the merchant among the nations. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And were on great waters. The seed or grain of the Shihor, the harvest [due to the overflow] of the Nile River, was [Tyre's] revenue, and she became the merchandise of the nations. American Standard Version (1901) And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations. Common English Bible over the mighty waters. The grain of Shihor, the Nile’s harvest, was her income; she was the marketplace of nations. Catholic Public Domain Version The offspring of the Nile is in the midst of many waters. The harvest of the river is her crop. And she has become the marketplace of the nations. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The seed of the Nile in many waters, the harvest of the river is her revenue: and she is become the mart of the nations. |
So David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor of Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, , to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
The reeds by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the cultivated areas of the Nile will wither, blow away, and vanish.
Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are the honoured ones of the earth?
You will be happy as you sow seed beside abundant water, and as you let oxen and donkeys range freely.
Now what will you gain by travelling along the way to Egypt to drink the water of the Nile? What will you gain by travelling along the way to Assyria to drink the water of the Euphrates?
When your merchandise was unloaded from the seas, you satisfied many peoples. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and goods.
By your wisdom and understanding you have acquired wealth for yourself. You have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
For you took my silver and gold and carried my finest treasures to your temples.
For the land you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated by hand as in a vegetable garden.
from the Shihor east of Egypt to the border of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory) #– #the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as the Avvites