^12 (A)“Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods.

^13 (A)Sheba, ^(B)Dedan, the merchants ^(C)of Tarshish, and all ^(D)their young lions will say to you, ‘Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’

²² For the king had ^(A)merchant^[a] ships at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the merchant ^(B)ships came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and ^[b]monkeys.

⁴ The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and ^[a]Dodanim.

³ But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to ^(A)Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to ^(B)Tarshish ^(C)from the presence of the Lord.

¹⁸ Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made, because of your many luxury items, with the wine of Helbon and with white wool.

¹⁶ Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies.