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For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For the king’s ships went to Tarshish. — 1 Kings 10:22, “For the king had a Tarshish fleet on the sea, with the fl…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

(See Gill on 1 Kings 10:22).

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The imports mentioned here showed that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though use…

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