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22 Along with Hiram’s fleet, the king had a fleet of large merchant ships[a] that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet[b] came into port with cargoes of[c] gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[d]

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  1. 1 Kings 10:22 tn Heb “a fleet of Tarshish [ships].” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.
  2. 1 Kings 10:22 tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”
  3. 1 Kings 10:22 tn Heb “came carrying.”
  4. 1 Kings 10:22 tn The meaning of this word is unclear. Some suggest “baboons.”