2 Chronicles 9:20-22

Contemporary English Version

²⁰Solomon's cups and dishes in Forest Hall were made of pure gold, because silver was almost worthless in those days.

²¹Solomon had a lot of seagoing ships.^[a] Every three years he sent them out with Hiram's ships to bring back gold, silver, and ivory, as well as monkeys and peacocks.^[b]

²²Solomon was the richest and wisest king in the world.

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Footnotes

9.21 seagoing ships: The Hebrew text has “ships of Tarshish,” which may have been a Phoenician city in Spain. “Ships of Tarshish” probably means large, seagoing ships.
9.21 peacocks: Or “baboons.”