1 Kings 10:20-22
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
20 while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom. 21 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; none were of silver, it was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon. 22 For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish[a] used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[b]
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- 10.22 ships of Tarshish: i.e., ships that could sail to Tarshish (usually located in Spain). The word then came to be applied to ocean-going vessels.
- 1 Kings 10:22 Or baboons
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