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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 ten ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold. But they did not go, for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
Genesis 10:4
And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish and Kittim and Dodanim.
2 Chronicles 9:21
For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
2 Chronicles 20:36
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. And they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
Psalm 48:7
You break the ships of Tarshish with an east wind;
Psalm 72:10
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
Isaiah 2:16
and on all the ships of Tarshish, and on all pleasurable craft.
Isaiah 23:1
The burden against Tyre: Howl, ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
Isaiah 60:9
Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, to the name of Jehovah your God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because He has glorified you.
Isaiah 66:19
And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those who escape from them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, drawers of the bow; to Tubal, and Javan, to the far away coasts that have not heard My fame, nor have seen My glory. And they will declare My glory among the nations.
Ezekiel 27:12
Tarshish was your merchant because of the multitude of your wealth; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they gave for your wares.
Jonah 1:3
But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah. And he went down to Joppa. And he found a ship going to Tarshish. And he gave its fare, and went down into it, in order to go with them to Tarshish, away from the sight of Jehovah.
Amos 3:15
And I will strike the winter house together with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish. And the great houses shall be swept away, says Jehovah.
Peacocks
Job 39:13
The wing of the ostrich beats joyously; though not like the stork's pinions for flight.
General references
Ezekiel 27:12
Tarshish was your merchant because of the multitude of your wealth; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they gave for your wares.