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36 He joined him in building ships to go to Tarshish; they built the ships in Ezion-geber.

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36 He agreed with him to construct a fleet of trading ships.[a] After these were built at Ezion Geber,

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  1. 2 Chronicles 20:36 Hebrew of ships that could go to Tarshish

21 For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[a](A)

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  1. 9.21 Or baboons

21 The king had a fleet of trading ships[a] manned by Hiram’s[b] servants. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Hebrew of ships that could go to Tarshish
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:21 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram

22 For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[a](A)

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  1. 10.22 Or baboons

22 The king had a fleet of trading ships[a](A) at sea along with the ships(B) of Hiram. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:22 Hebrew of ships of Tarshish

Solomon’s Commercial Activity

26 King Solomon built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea,[a] in the land of Edom.(A)

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  1. 9.26 Or Sea of Reeds

26 King Solomon also built ships(A) at Ezion Geber,(B) which is near Elath(C) in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.[a]

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  1. 1 Kings 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds