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.
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Gill's Exposition
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish, with the navy of Hiram,.... Tharshish was not the place the navy went from, but whither it went to, as appears from Ch2 9:21 and designs not Tarsus in…
Barnes' Notes
This 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, 1Ki 9:26) must therefore have imported very large…
Adam Clarke
A navy of Tharshish - For probable conjectures concerning this place, and the three years' voyage, see at the end of this, Kg1 10:29 (note) and the preceding chapter, 1 Kings 9 (note).
Apes - קפים…
We have here a further account of Solomon's prosperity.
I. How he increased his wealth. Though he had much, he still coveted to have more, being willing to try the utmost the things of this world…
Cambridge Bible
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish i.e. Of ships such as were used in the trade with Tarshish (cf. 1Ki 22:48). These would probably be of the largest build then possible. Tarshish is most…
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