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Psalms 72:10-11

The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

    Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.

  • KJV King James Version

    The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

    Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

    Yea, all kings shall prostrate themselves before him; all nations shall serve him.

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Cross-references (29)

  • Psalms 68:29 (v10) Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings shall bring presents to you.
  • Isaiah 60:6 (v10) A multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense,…
  • Isaiah 49:7 (vv10–11) Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, says to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers:…
  • Psalms 86:9 (v11) All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.
  • 1 Kings 10:1 (v10) When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning Yahweh’s name, she came to test him with hard questions.
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  • Psalms 45:12 (v10) The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.
  • Revelation 11:15 (v11) The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and…
  • 2 Chronicles 9:21 (v10) For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold,…
  • Isaiah 49:22-23 (v11) The Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and lift up my banner to the peoples. They shall bring your sons in…
  • Isaiah 60:9 (v10) Surely the islands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them,…
  • Revelation 17:14 (v11) These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him…
  • Genesis 10:7 (v10) The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan.
  • Psalms 138:4-5 (v11) All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they have heard the words of your mouth. Yes, they will sing of the ways of…
  • Isaiah 54:5 (v11) For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of Armies is his name. The Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer. He will be called the God of the…
  • Revelation 20:1-6 (v11) I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. He seized the dragon, the old serpent,…
  • Revelation 21:24 (v11) The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.
  • Revelation 21:26 (v11) and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.
  • 1 Kings 10:10 (v10) She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was there such…
  • 1 Kings 10:25 (v10) Year after year, every man brought his tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules.
  • Psalms 2:10-12 (v11) Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Give sincere…
  • Isaiah 11:9 (v11) They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
  • Isaiah 42:4 (v10) He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands wait for his law.”
  • Isaiah 42:10 (v10) Sing to Yahweh a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the islands and…
  • Isaiah 43:3 (v10) For I am Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
  • Isaiah 43:6 (v10) I will tell the north, ‘Give them up!’ and tell the south, ‘Don’t hold them back! Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the…
  • Isaiah 60:3 (v10) Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
  • Matthew 2:11 (v10) They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they…
  • Romans 11:25 (v11) For I don’t desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening…

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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain On vv10–11 10. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles…

10. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents. The Psalmist still continues, as in the preceding verse, to speak of the extent of the kingdom. The Hebrews apply the appellation of Tarshish to the whole coast, which looks towards Cilicia. By the isles, therefore, is denoted the whole coast of the Mediterranean Sea, from Cilicia to Greece. As the Jews, contenting themselves with the commodities of their own country, did not undertake voyages to distant countries, like other nations; God having expressly required them to confine themselves within the limits of their own country, that they might not be corrupted by the manners of strangers; they were accustomed, in consequence of this, to apply the appellation of isles to those countries which were on the other side of the sea. I indeed admit that Cyprus, Crete, and other islands, are comprehended under this name; but I also maintain that it applies to all the territories which were situated beyond the Mediterranean Sea. By the words מנחה, minchah, a present, and אשכר, eshcar, a gift, must be understood any tribute or custom, and not voluntary offerings; for it is vanquished enemies, and the mark or token of their subjection, which are spoken of. These terms appear to be used intentionally in this place, in order to mitigate the odium attached to such a mark of subjugation; as if the inspired writer indirectly reproved subjects, if they defrauded their kings of their revenues. By שבא, Sheba, some think Arabia is intended, and by שבא, Seba, Ethiopia. Some, however, by the first word understand all that part of the Gulf of Arabia which lies towards Africa; and by the second, which is written with the letter ס, samech, the country of Sabea, the more pleasant and fruitful country. This opinion is probably the more correct of the two. It is unnecessary here to remark how foolishly this passage has been wrested in the Church of Rome. They chant this verse as referring to the philosophers or wise men who came to worship Christ; as if, indeed, it were in their power of philosophers to make kings all upon a sudden; and in addition to this, to change the quarters of the world, to make of the east the south or the west.

John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.

Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v10 Of Cilicia, and of all other countries, beyond the…
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv10–11 Psa 72:10 The kings of Tarshish and of the…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv10–11 Of Tarshish and of the isles; or, of the…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv10–11 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv10–11 The sea - Of remote countries, to which they…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv10–11 Verse 10. The kings of Tarshish and of the…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v10 Psa 72:10-11. The kings of Tarshish and of the…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv10–11 The kings of Tarshish - On the situation of…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv10–11 10. Tarshish—Its location is not known, but is supposed…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv10–11 10. Let the kings … bring presents, or, as…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv10–11 (10) Tarshish.—The question of the identity of this place…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv10–11 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall…
Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain On vv10–11 Ver. 10. The kings of Tarshish and of the…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v11 fall down before him
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv10–11 72:10 The western kings of Tarshish came from a…
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