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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 Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
2 Chronicles 9:20-22 sits inside this longer paragraph.
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold, in addition to that which the traders and merchants brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one buckler. He made three hundred shields of beaten gold. Three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. There were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and armrests on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests. Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. There was nothing like it made in any other kingdom. 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 Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. They each brought tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules every year. Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he stationed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. He ruled over all the kings from the River even to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars to be as abundant as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland. They brought horses for Solomon out of Egypt and out of all lands.
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 Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
And 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 nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years came the ships of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v21 Which country of the best writers is thought to…
Which country of the best writers is thought to be Cilicia, read 1 Kings 10:22.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v21 Verse 21. The king's ships went to Tarshish] "Went…
Verse 21. The king's ships went to Tarshish] "Went to Africa." - Targum.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv20–21 Days. We sometimes find the figure, hyperbole, used in…
Days. We sometimes find the figure, hyperbole, used in Scripture for things unusual, chap. i. 16. (Worthington)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v21 the king's ships went to Tarshish--rather, "the king's ships…
the king's ships went to Tarshish--rather, "the king's ships of Tarshish went" with the servants of Huram.
ships of Tarshish--that is, in burden and construction like the large vessels built for or used at Tarshish [CALMET, Fragments].
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv20–22 20. none were of silver; it was not any…
20. none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of] R.V. silver was nothing accounted of.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv20–22 (20) None were of silver; it was not anything…
(20) None were of silver; it was not anything accounted of.—The not appears to be rightly supplied by our version; comp. 1Ki_10:21, with which the verse otherwise entirely agrees.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv20–22 The house of the forest of Lebanon, The circumstance…
The house of the forest of Lebanon, The circumstance of the vessels of this house being mentioned in such close connection with the drinking-vessels of Solomon, is another indication of the close connection of the buildings themselves; (1Ki_7:1, 1Ki_7:2-5, 1Ki_7:6, etc.) also that these" vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon" were (as may be inferred naturally from the connection) like Solomon s drinking-vessels, infers the use of the apartments of the house for social or, at any rate, state occasions.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v21 And apes, and peacocks.
2Ch_9:21
And apes, and peacocks.
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Apes and peacocks
(to children):--We learn from this passage--
I. That a rich man can get, as far as worldly goods are concerned, almost what he likes in this world.
II. What even wise men will do, when they have more money than they know how to use. Such was Solomons position; apes and peacocks were costly, and so he had a special desire to have s goodly number about him. (D. Davies.)
Apes
I. The ape is something like us, and yet he is very much unlike us.
1. He cannot speak.
2. He cannot learn.
3. He has no foresight or forethought. It is wonderful how deceptive appearances can be.
II. The ape is only a caricature of a man, and does not imitate him in his better movements or habits; so you generally find that if a child or man apes another, he apes him only in his failings. I saw a boy the other day, who could not have been more than eleven, vigorously puffing the end of a cigar that he had picked up somewhere. He evidently thought he looked like a man, but I need not tell you how disgusted I felt, and wished that he could imitate the man in a more manly way. He stupidly aped a gentleman whose failing was that he smoked at all. Learn to be natural. Let the one desire of your life be to be true. Never put on a false look or try to live under false pretences. (D. Davies.)
Peacocks
The peacock has a beautiful tail, and in this respect no bird can match him. But the more you know about him the less you think of his tail. He can only screech hideously when he tries to sing. He is also a very gluttonous and a very selfish and destructive character. The beautiful bird has nothing to commend it except its beautiful feathers. Its characteristic failing is vanity.
I. I want you to remember that there are some people in the world like that peacock. Everything depends upon their dress, or their outward appearance. But if you get to know their disposition and their conduct, you will very often cease to be charmed with their dress.
II. I want you to guard yourselves against attaching too much importance to appearances. God does not. Learn that the truest ornament is a meek and gentle spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price. (D. Davies.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v22 All the kings of the earth
All the kings of the earth
The word "all" here is a generalization. AT: "Kings from around the world" (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
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sought the presence of Solomon
The presence of a person is a metonym for being able to speak and listen to the person. AT: "wanted to visit Solomon" or "came to visit Solomon" (See: Metonymy)
to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart
The heart is a metonym for what a person thinks, and here it is spoken of as if it were a container. The abstract noun "wisdom" is a metonym for the wise things a person thinks or says. AT: "to hear how wise God had enabled him to be" or "to hear him speak the wise words that God had enabled him to speak" (See: Metonymy)
which God had put in his heart
God putting wisdom in Solomon's heart represents God making Solomon wise. AT: "which God had given him" or "because God had made him wise" (See: Metaphor)
year after year
This is an idiom. AT: "every year" (See: Idiom)
translationWords
wise
earth
God
heart
tribute
horse
donkey
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v21 9:21 Solomon’s fleet of trading ships of Tarshish was…
9:21 Solomon’s fleet of trading ships of Tarshish was used to transport cargo. The peculiar shape of these strong ships allowed them to sail long distances in the open sea. • and peacocks: The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain. Solomon was so great that he imported fine goods and exotic animals from the farthest reaches of the known world.
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