²² for the king had ships of Tarshish^(A) at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.^[a](B)

²¹ for the king’s ships kept going to Tarshish^(A) with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.^[a]