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2 Chronicles 9:21-23
New English Translation

21 The king had a fleet of large merchant ships[a] manned by Huram’s men[b] that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet[c] came into port with cargoes of[d] gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[e]

22 King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.[f] 23 All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn Heb “for ships belonging to the king were going [to] Tarshish.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn Heb “servants.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”
  4. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish came carrying.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 9:21 tn The meaning of this word is unclear; some suggest it refers to “baboons.” NEB has “monkeys,” NASB, NRSV “peacocks,” and NIV “baboons.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 9:22 tn Heb “King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth with respect to wealth and wisdom.”
  7. 2 Chronicles 9:23 tn Heb “and all the kings of the earth were seeking the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had placed in his heart.”
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