1 Kings 10:21-23

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²¹All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver, it was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon. ²²For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish^[a] used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.^[b]

²³Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

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10.22 ships of Tarshish: i.e., ships that could sail to Tarshish (usually located in Spain). The word then came to be applied to ocean-going vessels.
1 Kings 10:22 Or baboons

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