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)

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  1. 10:22 Or baboons

22 Tarshish’s ships and Hiram’s ships were out at sea under the rule of Solomon. Tarshish’s ships brought gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks[a] to Solomon once every 3 years.

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  1. 10:22 Difficult reading, possibly “baboons” or “monkeys.”