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21 The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish manned by the sailors sent by Hiram.[a] Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[b]

22 So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth. 23 Kings from every nation came to consult him and to hear the wisdom God had given him.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:21a Hebrew Huram, a variant spelling of Hiram.
  2. 9:21b Or and baboons.

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