1 Kings 10:22

1 Kings 10:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
• New International Version (NIV)The king had a fleet of trading ships at sea along with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the king had merchant ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys.

Context of 1 Kings 10:22

20Twelve lions stood there, one on either end of each of the six steps; there was nothing like it made for any other kingdom. 21All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver; it was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon. For the king had at sea the [large cargo] ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, monkeys, and peacocks. 23So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom. 24All the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his mind.

1 Kings 10:22 word by word

כִּי֩ אֳנִ֨י תַרְשִׁ֤ישׁ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בַּיָּ֔ם עִ֖ם אֳנִ֣י חִירָ֑ם אַחַת֩ לְשָׁלֹ֨שׁ שָׁנִ֜ים תָּב֣וֹא׀ אֳנִ֣י תַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ נֹֽשְׂאֵת֙ זָהָ֣ב וָכֶ֔סֶף שֶׁנְהַבִּ֥ים וְקֹפִ֖ים וְתֻכִּיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• had at seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• a navyאֳנִי'onîy · fleetH590
• of Tharshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · TarshishH8659
• of Hiramחִירָםchîyrâm chîyrôm · HiramH2438
• onceאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• in threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• bringingנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• and silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּיםshenhabbîym · ivoryH8143
• and apesקוֹףqôph qôph · apeH6971
• and peacocksתֻּכִּיִּיםtûkkîy tûkkîy · peacockH8500

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:22

• 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat had [large cargo] ships of Tarshish constructed to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
• Genesis 10:4the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
• 2 Chronicles 9:21For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.
• 2 Chronicles 20:36He joined him in building ships to go to Tarshish [for trade], and they built them in Ezion-geber.
• Psalms 48:7With the east wind You shattered the ships of Tarshish.
• Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring offerings; The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.
• Isaiah 2:16Against all the ships of Tarshish And against all the beautiful craft.
• Isaiah 23:1The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, For Tyre is destroyed, without house, without harbor; It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus (Kittim).
• Isaiah 60:9The islands and coastlands will confidently wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, To bring your sons from far away, Their silver and gold with them, For the name of the Lord your God, For the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you.
• Isaiah 66:19I will set up a [miraculous] sign among them, and from them I will send survivors to the nations: Tarshish, Pul (Put), Lud, Meshech, Tubal and Javan, to the distant islands and coastlands that have not heard of My fame nor seen My glory. And they will declare and proclaim My glory among the nations.
• Ezekiel 27:12“Tarshish [in Spain] was your customer and traded with you because of the abundance of your riches of all kinds; with silver, iron, tin, and lead they paid for your wares.
• Jonah 1:3But Jonah ran away to Tarshish to escape from the presence of the Lord [and his duty as His prophet]. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish [the most remote of the Phoenician trading cities]. So he paid the fare and went down into the ship to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of the Lord.
• 2 Samuel 10:18But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed 700 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 horsemen, and struck Shobach the commander of their army, and he died there.
• Amos 3:15And I shall tear down the winter house with the summer house; And the houses of ivory shall also perish And the great houses shall come to an end,” Says the Lord.
• Job 39:13“The [flightless] wings of the ostrich wave joyously; With the pinion (shackles, fetters) and plumage of love,

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22A navy of Tharshish - For probable conjectures concerning this place, and the three years' voyage, see at the end of this, 1 Kings 10:29; (note) and the preceding chapter, 1 Kings 9 (note). Apes - קפים kophim ; probably a species of monkey rather than ape.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22This is given as the reason of the great plentifulness of silver in the time of Solomon. The “navy of Tharshish” (not the same as the navy of Ophir, 1 Kings 9:26) must therefore have imported very large quantities of that metal. Tharshish, or Tartessus, in Spain, had the richest silver mines known in the ancient world, and had a good deal of gold also; apes and ivory were produced by the opposite coast of Africa; and, if north Africa did not produce…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-29Verses 14-29 Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of. Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches lessen our esteem of all earthly possessions. If gold in abundance makes silver to be despised, shall not wisdom, and grace, and the foretastes of heaven, which are far better than gold, make gold to be lightly esteemed? See in Solomon's greatness the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22the ships of Tarshish: This Hebrew term refers to a type of merchant ship. Phoenician sailors operated Solomon’s fleet, which sailed from Ezion-geber (1 Kings 9:26–28; see Isaiah 23:1). apes, and peacocks: Archaeology shows that kings imported these animals. They were valued for their novelty, exotic nature, and as symbols of conquering distant lands.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2618-26. a great throne of ivory--It seems to have been made not of solid ivory, but veneered. It was in the form of an armchair, with a carved back. The ascent to it was by six steps, on each of which stood lions, in place of a railing--while a lion, probably of gilt metal, stood at each side, which, we may suppose from the analogy of other Oriental thrones, supported a canopy. A golden footstool is mentioned (2Ch 9:18) as attached to this throne, whose…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 10:22

• Ape
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• Commerce
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• Ivory
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• Peacock
• Solomon
• Tarshish

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Commentaries on 1 Kings 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings