1 Kings 10:22 Meaning and Explanation
“For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.”
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Read Full Chapter →Solomon's seagoing fleet, with Hiram's, returns every three years bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
What Does 1 Kings 10:22 Mean?
The reach of Solomon's commerce now extends across the seas. He keeps a fleet of Tharshish ships alongside Hiram's, and every three years they return from distant ports bearing gold, silver, ivory, and exotic creatures, apes and peacocks. The wonders of faraway lands are gathered into his kingdom.
The far corners of the earth send their treasures and curiosities to Jerusalem, a sign of a kingdom touched by the favor of God. The whole created world, in its richness and strangeness, seems to render tribute. So all creation will one day bring its glory to the feet of the King in whom all things hold together.
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What does 1 Kings 10:22 mean?
Solomon's seagoing fleet, with Hiram's, returns every three years bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.