This is given as the reason for the great abundance of silver in the time of Solomon. The “navy of Tharshish” (not the same as the navy of Ophir me…

A navy of Tharshish. —There seems little doubt that the Tarshish of Scripture is properly Tartessus in Spain, which name, indeed, …

For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish, with the navy of
Hiram

Tharshish was n…

Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was considered of no value. Such is the nature of worldly wealth: plenty of it makes it le valuable. Even more…