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1 Kings 10:22-24
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Kings 10:22-24
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
22 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[a] used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[b]
23 Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. 24 And the whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind.
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- 10.22 ships of Tarshish: i.e., ships that could sail to Tarshish (usually located in Spain). The word then came to be applied to ocean-going vessels.
- 1 Kings 10:22 Or baboons
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
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