2 Chronicles 9:21 meaning and explanation
For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
2 Chronicles 9:21, Berean Standard Bible
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The Chronicler is summarizing Solomon's wealth near the end of his reign, and verse 21 describes his trading fleet. "Ships of Tarshish" was a term for large, long range merchant vessels, and here they sail in partnership with Hiram's servants, the sailors of the Phoenician king of Tyre.
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