Commerce

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

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• 2 Chronicles 8:18 OT

  Huram sent him ships and servants who had knowledge of the sea by the hands of his servants; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and brought from there four hundred fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

• 2 Chronicles 9:21 OT

  For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

• 2 Chronicles 9:20-22 OT

  All king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon. For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with…

• Proverbs 31:14-18 OT

  She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar. She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and portions for her servant girls. She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she…

• Ezekiel 28:4 OT

  by your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten yourself riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures;

• Ezekiel 28:5 OT

  by your great wisdom and by your trading you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches—”

• Genesis 37:25 OT

  They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

• Genesis 42:2-34 OT

  He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.” Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. But Jacob didn’t send Benjamin, Joseph’s…

• Isaiah 45:14 OT

  Yahweh says: “The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you, and they will be yours. They will go after you. They shall come over in chains. They will bow down to you. They will…

• Nahum 3:16 OT

  You have increased your merchants more than the stars of the skies. The grasshopper strips, and flees away.

• Ezekiel 27:18 OT

  “ ‘ “Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

• Ezekiel 27:25 OT

  “ ‘ “The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise. You were replenished and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.

• Ezekiel 28:13 OT

  You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Gold work of tambourines and of pipes was in you. They were prepared in the day that you…

• Ezekiel 28:16 OT

  By the abundance of your commerce, your insides were filled with violence, and you have sinned. Therefore I have cast you as profane out of God’s mountain. I have destroyed you, covering cherub, from the middle of the stones of fire.

• Ezekiel 27:17 OT

  “ ‘ “Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded wheat of Minnith, confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise.

• Leviticus 19:36 OT

  You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin. I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

• Leviticus 19:37 OT

  “ ‘You shall observe all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them. I am Yahweh.’ ”

• Leviticus 25:14 OT

  “ ‘If you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.

• Leviticus 25:17 OT

  You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am Yahweh your God.

• Genesis 49:13 OT

  “Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.

• Judges 5:17 OT

  Gilead lived beyond the Jordan. Why did Dan remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, and lived by his creeks.

• 1 Kings 9:26 OT

  King Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

• 1 Kings 9:27 OT

  Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

• 1 Kings 22:48 OT

  Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go; for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber.