Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Tharshish
Peacocks
General references
Bible References
Tharshish
1 Kings 22:48
Jehoshaphat had ocean-going vessels from Tarshish sail to Ophir for gold, but they never made it because they were shipwrecked at Ezion-geber.
Genesis 10:4
Javan's descendants included Elisha, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim,
2 Chronicles 9:21
because the king had ships that sailed to Tarshish accompanied by Hiram's servants. Once every three years ships from Tarshish returned, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
2 Chronicles 20:36
He also agreed with King Ahaziah to build ships to sail toward Tarshish, which they built in Ezion-geber.
Psalm 48:7
as when an east wind destroyed the ships of Tarshish.
Psalm 72:10
May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring gifts, and may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer tribute.
Isaiah 2:16
against all the ships from Tarshish, and against all their impressive watercraft.
Isaiah 23:1
A message concerning Tyre. "Wail, you ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is destroyed and is without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it was revealed to them.
Isaiah 60:9
For the coastlands will look to me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring my children from far away, their silver and gold with them, to the name of the LORD your God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.
Isaiah 66:19
"I will put up signs among them, and from them I will send survivors to the nations to Tarshish, Libya, and Lydia, (who draw the bow), to Tubal and Greece, to the far off coastlands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. Then they will proclaim my glory among the nations.
Ezekiel 27:12
"Tarshish was your business partner because of your phenomenal wealth. They traded silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.
Jonah 1:3
But Jonah got up and fled from the LORD to Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, secured passage on a ship bound for Tarshish, paid the fare, and boarded, intending to go with the mariners to Tarshish to escape from the LORD.
Amos 3:15
I will wreck both the winter house and the summer house, and the ivory houses will fall. These palaces will surely fall," declares the LORD.
Peacocks
Job 39:13
"The wings of the ostrich flap joyously, but aren't its pinions and feathers like the stork?
General references
Ezekiel 27:12
"Tarshish was your business partner because of your phenomenal wealth. They traded silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.