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1 Kings 10:20-22
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20 There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom.[a]

21 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.[b] 22 Along with Hiram’s fleet, the king had a fleet of large merchant ships[c] that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet[d] came into port with cargoes of[e] gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[f]

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  1. 1 Kings 10:20 tn Heb “nothing like it had been made for all the kingdoms.”
  2. 1 Kings 10:21 tn Heb “there was no silver, it was not regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.”
  3. 1 Kings 10:22 tn Heb “a fleet of Tarshish [ships].” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.
  4. 1 Kings 10:22 tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”
  5. 1 Kings 10:22 tn Heb “came carrying.”
  6. 1 Kings 10:22 tn The meaning of this word is unclear. Some suggest “baboons.”
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